"i'm doing ethical consumption under capitalism" no you're not. that isn't true.
November 10, 2026 at 8:27 AM
"i'm doing ethical consumption under capitalism" no you're not. that isn't true.
Lower your consumption
November 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Lower your consumption
I mean I'm all for lower costs but lower beef consumption is also great
November 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I mean I'm all for lower costs but lower beef consumption is also great
So there’s a whole folder of cleared for public consumption Dragonfly I&T photos I can post 👀
November 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
So there’s a whole folder of cleared for public consumption Dragonfly I&T photos I can post 👀
I will personally curb my almond consumption to offset it entirely
November 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will personally curb my almond consumption to offset it entirely
Which field of economics is it when you think treating HIV doesn’t have measurable downstream benefits but encouraging alcohol use in pregnancy and encouraging raw milk consumption won’t have negative effects?
There is literally nothing positive to say about Emily Oster. She is a pro-eugenics grifter who is either wrong about everything on purpose because she’s a horrible, selfish person, or else just because she is an incredibly stupid, horrible, selfish person. You can disregard everything she ever says
You have to be the worst economist of all time to not think that treating HIV provides economic benefits. But Oster also tells people that drinking alcohol is safe in pregnancy (and most recently “a little raw milk is ok”), because she’s a dangerously ignorant grifter with no understanding of health
November 10, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Which field of economics is it when you think treating HIV doesn’t have measurable downstream benefits but encouraging alcohol use in pregnancy and encouraging raw milk consumption won’t have negative effects?
You’ve probably experienced the phenomenon “consumption noise,” the feeling that you should buy something, even without a clear reason.
Consumption noise isn’t new, but thanks to technology, it’s louder now.
Consumption noise isn’t new, but thanks to technology, it’s louder now.
Do you really need to buy that? How to quiet ‘consumption noise.’
The allure of online content is particularly insidious, leading to overspending and physical clutter.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
You’ve probably experienced the phenomenon “consumption noise,” the feeling that you should buy something, even without a clear reason.
Consumption noise isn’t new, but thanks to technology, it’s louder now.
Consumption noise isn’t new, but thanks to technology, it’s louder now.
Shut down safe consumption sites then complain about public use.
It's like they have a plan to jail homeless and those struggling with addictions.
It's like they have a plan to jail homeless and those struggling with addictions.
Those who say “we don’t know what to do”. About open drug use don’t understand the issue.
One can correlate the rising public use with the rise of homelessness across the country. People who have homes or a safe site to go to don’t use in public.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
One can correlate the rising public use with the rise of homelessness across the country. People who have homes or a safe site to go to don’t use in public.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public? | CBC News
The drop in prosecutions — and the apparent rise in open usage — coincides with a Public Prosecution Service of Canada policy change in 2020 directing prosecutors away from laying criminal charges for...
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Shut down safe consumption sites then complain about public use.
It's like they have a plan to jail homeless and those struggling with addictions.
It's like they have a plan to jail homeless and those struggling with addictions.
the autumnal consumption 🍁
November 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
the autumnal consumption 🍁
Software is for consumption
November 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Software is for consumption
First: they *always* pick the lowest-consumption interaction. Asking a single question, getting a short response. But the energy consumption of individual-level interactions has been rising and rising and rising for years now - not linearly, either.
bsky.app/profile/keta...
bsky.app/profile/keta...
Note the logarithmic scale here.
Using an "agentic" model or "reasoning" (don't like either of those words) is such a material increase in energy consumption. @sashamtl.bsky.social has been on this case for years now.
Using an "agentic" model or "reasoning" (don't like either of those words) is such a material increase in energy consumption. @sashamtl.bsky.social has been on this case for years now.
November 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
First: they *always* pick the lowest-consumption interaction. Asking a single question, getting a short response. But the energy consumption of individual-level interactions has been rising and rising and rising for years now - not linearly, either.
bsky.app/profile/keta...
bsky.app/profile/keta...
Reduce meat consumption. Reduce car trips.
"We can no longer prevent several metres of sea level rise over centuries to come, caused by the long-term retreat of polar ice sheets.
But we can influence how fast this will happen... By reducing emissions & slowing warming, we can slow down the rate of sea-level rise to an ‘adaptable’ level"
But we can influence how fast this will happen... By reducing emissions & slowing warming, we can slow down the rate of sea-level rise to an ‘adaptable’ level"
‘Averting global meltdown’ – Scientists show catastrophic ice impacts of overshooting 1.5°C and need for urgent emissions cuts to recover
Scientists show overshooting 1.5°C will have devastating impacts on ice sheets, glaciers, permafrost and polar oceans, with deadly repercussions around the globe.
iceblog.org
November 8, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Reduce meat consumption. Reduce car trips.
Amazing that the European Research Council is shaming individual people on individual energy consumption having used a slop machine to generate the image. 10/10 no notes 🧪
November 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Amazing that the European Research Council is shaming individual people on individual energy consumption having used a slop machine to generate the image. 10/10 no notes 🧪
Ewwwww, labeling a hypothetical future child like an anticipated album for public consumption, barf
November 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Ewwwww, labeling a hypothetical future child like an anticipated album for public consumption, barf
Marie Antoinette's personal consumption wasn't really affecting either the price of bread or brioche
November 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Marie Antoinette's personal consumption wasn't really affecting either the price of bread or brioche
Secondly, they use old data - linking to an MIT paper from late 2025 which itself used estimates from earlier that year. Look at Jan 2025 vs September 2026 - more than double the energy consumption just for basic queries
cleerdash.sustainableaigroup.com
cleerdash.sustainableaigroup.com
November 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Secondly, they use old data - linking to an MIT paper from late 2025 which itself used estimates from earlier that year. Look at Jan 2025 vs September 2026 - more than double the energy consumption just for basic queries
cleerdash.sustainableaigroup.com
cleerdash.sustainableaigroup.com
@edconway.bsky.social:
“📉Right now China is comfortably the world's biggest coal consumer. But for how much longer? Fascinating chart from @energy_said superimposing Chinese coal consumption with UK historic coal consumption...” x.com/edconwaysky/...
“📉Right now China is comfortably the world's biggest coal consumer. But for how much longer? Fascinating chart from @energy_said superimposing Chinese coal consumption with UK historic coal consumption...” x.com/edconwaysky/...
November 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
@edconway.bsky.social:
“📉Right now China is comfortably the world's biggest coal consumer. But for how much longer? Fascinating chart from @energy_said superimposing Chinese coal consumption with UK historic coal consumption...” x.com/edconwaysky/...
“📉Right now China is comfortably the world's biggest coal consumer. But for how much longer? Fascinating chart from @energy_said superimposing Chinese coal consumption with UK historic coal consumption...” x.com/edconwaysky/...
RESEARCH 🔬: Study Finds Alcohol Consumption and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Following Germany’s #Cannabis Legalization, as Cannabis Offenses Fall 53%👇🏻
themarijuanaherald.com/2026/11/stud...
themarijuanaherald.com/2026/11/stud...
Study Finds Alcohol Consumption and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Following Germany's Marijuana Legalization, as Cannabis Offenses Fall 53%
According to a new scientific analysis published yesterday in the journal Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, alcohol consumption and alcohol-related hospitalizations continued to decline … Continue ...
themarijuanaherald.com
November 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
RESEARCH 🔬: Study Finds Alcohol Consumption and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Following Germany’s #Cannabis Legalization, as Cannabis Offenses Fall 53%👇🏻
themarijuanaherald.com/2026/11/stud...
themarijuanaherald.com/2026/11/stud...
“We don’t need anything from Canada”
Canada supplies 60% of the US aluminum consumption.
Americans are now paying 58% more for aluminum which has increased prices for cars, food packaging, building materials, and power lines.
In the meantime, Canada has found new markets for its aluminum.
Canada supplies 60% of the US aluminum consumption.
Americans are now paying 58% more for aluminum which has increased prices for cars, food packaging, building materials, and power lines.
In the meantime, Canada has found new markets for its aluminum.
November 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
“We don’t need anything from Canada”
Canada supplies 60% of the US aluminum consumption.
Americans are now paying 58% more for aluminum which has increased prices for cars, food packaging, building materials, and power lines.
In the meantime, Canada has found new markets for its aluminum.
Canada supplies 60% of the US aluminum consumption.
Americans are now paying 58% more for aluminum which has increased prices for cars, food packaging, building materials, and power lines.
In the meantime, Canada has found new markets for its aluminum.
Meanwhile, government administration consumption remains resilient, rising slightly from 10.3 trillion to 11.1 trillion rubles, highlighting the continued prioritization of state and military outlays
November 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Meanwhile, government administration consumption remains resilient, rising slightly from 10.3 trillion to 11.1 trillion rubles, highlighting the continued prioritization of state and military outlays
I think it’s fine for coding and programming, tbqh. It’s the generative part for consumption that most of us dislike.
November 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I think it’s fine for coding and programming, tbqh. It’s the generative part for consumption that most of us dislike.
Reposting again because all of the philosophical points made here are so well-distilled... "Consumption dressed up as production" is the most accurate description I've ever heard for generative AI
My thoughts on vibecoded software and firmware in music tech:
It's like being a prisoner in Plato's cave while wearing the evil star trek headset that makes you cum(?)
(And other thoughts)
This week's video:
youtu.be/4NExTWq_wvk
It's like being a prisoner in Plato's cave while wearing the evil star trek headset that makes you cum(?)
(And other thoughts)
This week's video:
youtu.be/4NExTWq_wvk
Vibecoding in Plato's Cave (AI, Music Tech, and Star Trek)
YouTube video by Red Means Recording
youtu.be
November 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Reposting again because all of the philosophical points made here are so well-distilled... "Consumption dressed up as production" is the most accurate description I've ever heard for generative AI
“male stars accused of misconduct are being rehabilitated for public consumption…[Amber] Heard, meanwhile, has largely withdrawn from Hollywood”.
Hollywood banks on Ebenezer to bring Johnny Depp in from the cold
Hollywood banks on Ebenezer to bring Johnny Depp in from the cold
Dickens character is actor’s first big studio role after years overshadowed by legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2026 at 8:23 AM
“male stars accused of misconduct are being rehabilitated for public consumption…[Amber] Heard, meanwhile, has largely withdrawn from Hollywood”.
‼️ Russia: “In Russia, ferrous scrap metal consumption fell by 5.2% year-on-year to 11.5 million tons in the first 10 months of 2026, according to a presentation by the Ruslom .com scrap metal collectors association”
But Russian Railways loading increased by 7.9%
www.interfax.ru/business/112...
But Russian Railways loading increased by 7.9%
www.interfax.ru/business/112...
November 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
‼️ Russia: “In Russia, ferrous scrap metal consumption fell by 5.2% year-on-year to 11.5 million tons in the first 10 months of 2026, according to a presentation by the Ruslom .com scrap metal collectors association”
But Russian Railways loading increased by 7.9%
www.interfax.ru/business/112...
But Russian Railways loading increased by 7.9%
www.interfax.ru/business/112...
Stock up on Labatt's Beer for consumption during the emergency siren!
#London
This is a drill: Labatt Brewery to test #emergencysiren during exercise in London on Monday
Residents within 2 km of the brewery may hear the siren for about three minutes on Monday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is a drill: Labatt Brewery to test #emergencysiren during exercise in London on Monday
Residents within 2 km of the brewery may hear the siren for about three minutes on Monday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is a drill: Labatt Brewery to test emergency siren during exercise in London on Monday | CBC News
Residents living near Labatt Brewery in London, Ont., may hear an emergency notification siren on Monday as part of a planned exercise.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Stock up on Labatt's Beer for consumption during the emergency siren!