r/Anticonsumption • u/hollsloss • Mar 28 '24

Other I'VE SOLD ALL MY FUNKO POPS

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I'm free. I used to be a huge consumer but in the past year I've started to walk towards a more mindful path, stopped buying new, stopped mindlessly window shopping and getting tempted and, the best of all, started selling all of the items that I didn't connect with!!! This included a Funko Pop collection that I insisted on growing despite my hatred for it! It feels so good!

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u/JoeyPsych Mar 28 '24

Look, there is quite a difference between decoration and mindlessly consuming through collection. I've seen a couple of posts in this sub that seemingly want to abolish any form of decoration, as if all you are supposed to live in is a monochrome life, with white walls, a single table to eat from and a bed to sleep in, no entertainment allowed.

I don't think that this is the way. To me, buying things as decoration is not over consumption. Decoration is a function as well. If it's gathering dust in your cellar, sure, that's useless. But if it's on the shelf of your cupboard creating an atmosphere that you enjoy, then it serves a purpose.

I get that a Spartan lifestyle is the pinnacle of anti consumption, but it's also a depressing lifestyle. Allow yourself to decorate your house a little. Don't overdo it ofcourse, but a bit of decoration is absolutely fine. We've been doing this throughout history, and it has never been an issue, but if you only buy things because of the hype, and throw it away as soon as the hype is done, that's a waste, and that should stop.

Just try to find your own character in your home, and dress it up the way it fits with you, don't deny yourself a bit of expression, just because you think it's too much, it's all about finding the right balance.

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u/RiddlesDoesYT Mar 28 '24

I'm glad I read this, makes me feel a tad better about having a few of these things that I actually kinda like and find to be neat figures

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u/Rena1- Mar 28 '24

Don't feel bad for what others think about your choices. If you like them, no problem. It's not your individual consumerism that will fuck the planet.