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Slow living is inherently anti-capitalist, but the aesthetic is not (i-d.vice.com)

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Many elements of what people consider to be “living slowly” are connected back to pre-technology life, reflecting a collective yearning for offline simplicity. However — like other escapist trends (like cottagecore and coastal grandmother-core) that it has risen in conjunction with — it’s gone from being a helpful lifestyle change to an extremely online aesthetic.

This article really drives home to me how social media is so inauthentic that it can turn even a very personal, intentional, and counter-cultural movement like simple/slow living into an aesthetic, a performative hollow shell of its true meaning. I personally shudder at the idea of setting up a scene in my home for a photo to prove to others how "in the moment" I'm being — that feels inherently like not living in the moment.

I am very glad I do not use TikTok, Instagram, or any other media-focused website.

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[–] AbulicRage 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What will be interesting to see is if (as the article states), slow living becomes a competition, negating all positive mood shifts FROM slow living.

Look at me. I can live slower than you.

[–] OptimistPrime 8 points 2 years ago

Anything you can do, I can do slower. I can do anything slower than you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Basically the plot of Ingrid Goes West