Yeah I realize this is gonna be difficult

  • ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
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    Stop buying name brand everything. Try all the international foods at Aldi’s. Buy everything pre-owned. Grow as much of your own food as possible. Cancel your subscriptions. Invest in a pirate hat, eye patch and a good eu vpn like mulvad. Participate in this economy as little as possible. Stay strong my friends.

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      1 month ago

      Also making the US as dependent on left-focused, democratic countries as possible, by buying from those countries instead.

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        There’s a comment further up that brought up the very salient point that that would be supporting the current admin by directly contributing financially. I’m not disagreeing with you, but it is something to keep in mind.

        Edit: typo

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        Very possible for tech or digital services. As long as you’re not paying import tarifs to the government.

        Visa, Mastercard, Amex and PayPal should all be avoided as well. Pay cash where you can, crypto can be a workaround online.

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          I hate how crypto can be a workaround (given how much energy it uses), but that said, idk which crypto would be the best for queer- and european friendly stuff. Iirc Ethereum uses a lot less energy, at least.