I'm chilling and watching the feed and I'm seeing things about businesses that are bad to shop in and what not.
Can someone explain how you all maintain such social consciousness? How do you all keep up with what's happening? How do you verify its factual or not?
I have a hard time keeping up with events in my own life, let alone everywhere else.
How do you keep up with it all?
I feel I'm not really socially conscious about things, but I'd like to do better.
@HealingHobbit Reading what people are saying about this, I think it adds a whole new onion layer to my life outside the red bubble. It's not something I saw inside of it, that's for sure.
@quinnsentialOne I hear ya.
@quinnsentialOne Coffee seemed to be the easiest to find fair trade.
@quinnsentialOne I admit to having been a socially conscious shopper since I forced my mother to stop buying grapes in support of the Farm Workers (years ago. Buy grapes).
The news on most "bad actor" companies is fairly well established. Chik-Fil-A supports anti-gay legislation & funds Ugandan anti-gay laws (they kill gays). I know a fair number of gay folk who work at Chik.
Home Depot's CEO thinks Dems are stupid & says so on TV.
Hobby Lobby is Christofascist [period].
@jcsimonds Wow. Really?
I had no idea about any of these companies.
Is there somewhere I can read about that?
Here's some reading:
https://eco-chick.com/profits-before-people/
https://www.mcginnlaw.com/blog/2018/december/the-worst-corporate-actors-of-2018/
But mostly, you can pick up this stuff simply watching the news.
@quinnsentialOne I tune most of it out to be honest. But when something compelling does come up, I'll check nonbiased sources.
@quinnsentialOne Personally I don't stress on it too much or go out of my way to find out. Real-life has bigger fish to fry so I would just do what you think is best and not feel pressured to do what's "right" because a bunch of people with iPhones are posting what a shit company XYZ is.
@VirginMaryCandle Yeah, I guess.
It makes me anxious though.
I was a problem, I supported the problems, etc.
I try to do better, but I'm so outside my bubble and my guiding lights are far and few between.
@quinnsentialOne Trust yourself, and have faith. The guilt is definitely hard to deal with but you're obviously a changed person. Make mistakes and grow, rediscover who you are as you move forward. You see the changes in your family so you can still recognize the "good" that is out there and its within you. The people who hold your past against you are not the good people they claim to be and are blinded by their own indoctrination.
@VirginMaryCandle Thank you. Guilt is something I carry a lot of. There's things I have to say about that, things I've done, but I don't know I'm ready to address those in a social post. 😞
@VirginMaryCandle I know a lot of people probably aren't religious believers here, but I am.
I sincerely believe I've already lost my place in Heaven, and I'll be disconnected from God's love in the afterlife.
All I can do is hope to bring back love, for myself and others, in the life I have left to give.
@quinnsentialOne Personally, I don't think God is that big of a jerk. He's already forgiven you, you just need to forgive yourself. Now if you murdered someone well, he may not be too happy about that but otherwise I think it's pretty difficult to really screw up your afterlife. I also don't equate "endlessly" or "eternal" as how we understand those terms because God is both endless and eternal, therefore it's God's time. He wants you in his presence even if there is a separation for a time.
@VirginMaryCandle Thank you, I would love to feel this someday. 🤗
@quinnsentialOne I'm here for you girly. ❤️
@quinnsentialOne No need to. Social media is not a confessional and as long as you're straight with God you're good.
@VirginMaryCandle @quinnsentialOne
💯 what she said.
Everyone is different, everyone's situation is different.
Shop where you feel comfortable.
I live in the middle of nowhere, so I use amazon often. Some may condemn that and think Bezos is the devil.
I'm happy to not have to drive 20 miles one way to a small town that often doesn't have what I need or want. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You're doing great, do what works for you.
If you ever go PRO on CoSo, there is a feature called "Fact Layer". It will display the news articles in colors to identify whether the media bias is red, blue or something neutral (purple).
@One4uTwo4me I plan on donating when I get back home, and I have the $ to spare! 🤗
Oh wait! I was wrong. You don't have to go PRO to get "Fact Layer". It is an extension on Chrome. Or do you Firefox or other browser?
@quinnsentialOne I think it's best to adopt a 'only do what I can' attitude, otherwise you'll worry before stepping into any store and picking up any item. Check what you use the most and see how the company is (like almond milk is horrible, environment-wise), and decide if you can change it for something else and not create stress for yourself. The same with stores; I refuse to step into a Hobby Lobby, even though Michael's carries much less inventory. I can live with that.