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Alexander Karn

@breadandcircuses

We have a consumer economy that’s mostly built on addiction and dopamine hacks: sports books, alcohol, vaping, caffeine, sugar/salt/fats, porn, one-click purchasing, buy now/pay later, gamification, etc.

I’m FAR from being an off the grid type or a neo-puritan, but every day I’m looking for ways to steer clear and stay free. Sometimes it’s as simple as tuning in to the things that can’t be bought and sold.

#ResistMuchObeyLittle

Banksy piece: man walks along city street with black graffiti on the wall behind him: “The joy of not being sold anything.”
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Xenofact :jrbd:

@xankarn @breadandcircuses no I get it. My readings in Taoism have been real unstructive.

Alexander Karn

@RevXenoFact @breadandcircuses

For me, that’s the main insight and value of all “Eastern” philosophy: getting to grips with desire and finding the mental space that’s necessary to be somewhat less of its plaything.

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