Dry January should also mean taking a break from consumerism.

"When you understand that under capitalism a forest has no value until it's cut down, you begin to understand the root of our ecological crises"

"Minimalism is a scam created by big small to sell more less"

"Diabetic groom-to-be dies after taking cheaper insulin to pay for wedding" post, with prices of insulin in countries around the world, ranging from $0 in Norway, and Scotland to $51 in Greece and $700 in the US

"Because when I shop the world gets better"

Times Square with the street covered with a massive amount of colorful debris

Several "My old person trait is that" comments, including "I think a website should work in a web browser and not try to open an app" and "I think when I purchase a product, it should be complete and functional and I should actually own it"

&quot;Me: <em>sipping from a mushy straw to help save the environment</em> and Billionaires:&quot; (with a photoshopped image of a huge yacht on top of a jet airplane)

A map of the US with many lines extending out from Arizona across the country

&quot;London Christmas tree rental lets you RENT a tree in a pot; in Jan he goes back to live on a farm (can get the same one back next year); when he reaches 7 ft he 'retires' and gets planted in a forest&quot;

A dumpster overflowing with frozen pizzas, shrimp, chopped meat, and other food

&quot;Nothing haunts us like the things we didn't buy&quot;

A boat with a holographic sign at the beach

&quot;If you're feeling down about how you look today, just remember 'ugly' is some made-up bullshit by capitalism fueled by greed in a system designed to make us see flaws that don't exist to sell us things we don't need to fix it&quot;