My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony. ― Fernando Pessoa
Jaque. Pisces. Brasil.
70 years ago this week, in the March 22, 1948 issue, LIFE featured a story about Adrian Conan Doyle (son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) called: “ESCAPISTS IN ARMOR—Two bored British gentlemen battle to bring back the days of chivalry.” According to LIFE, “In England the stirrings of spring sent world-weary Adrian Conan Doyle, son of the late Sir Arthur, to the woods in a suit of 400-year-old-armor.” This image opened the story with the following caption: “After the Battle, Adrian Conan Doyle (left) and his opponent, Douglas Ash, toast each other with small goblets of wine. Swords, armor and helmets weighed so much that they had to stop and rest at dignified intervals.” (Mark Kauffman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #1940s #Armor
“don’t support nestle!” shouts the liberal on the computer made from parts manufactured at foxconn
consumer activism is a lie, see you in hell or in communism
lmao try boycotting a brand in monopoly capitalism
This. This is a large part of what “there’s no ethical consumption under late capitalism” means. On top of everything else, when the same company owns both the product you’re boycotting *and* the “organic, free range, fair trade, no prison labor” version of that product, your choice is literally meaningless. Even before you factor in the strong possibility that those labels are lies, you’re still just choosing one prong of a two prong marketing strategy meant to capture 100% of the market. Your objections to their cheaper, less ethical brand are being used to wring more money out of you, money that all goes to the same place. Your morality is being used to exploit you, and they still win.
