So, while #earnings growth and the market are very much on track for another strong year, their results aren’t likely to support the #labor market or the median #consumer. The middle 60% of Americans still make up the majority of #consumption, which is still the majority of the economy.
#Consumption
Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia
Flogging off native animals and plants
" Around the world, wildlife and environmental crime is surging. It is estimated to be the fourth largest organised transnational crime sector, and to be growing at a rate two to three times faster than the global economy."
"This is a considerable problem, because Australia has unique and endemic wildlife species, high extinction rates, and is a country that is difficult to police due to its sheer size and vast remote areas. Our new, Australia-first study addresses this knowledge gap."
"We don’t understand the full extent and impact of these crimes in Australia, but we do know they can be disastrous. Wildlife trafficking and illegal trade erodes biodiversity through the removal of native species from their habitats. It also fuels the spread of invasive species, parasites and diseases."
"Over half of the environmental crimes (61.3%) occurred in outer regional and remote areas of Australia. "
>>
https://theconversation.com/crime-against-wildlife-is-surging-in-australia-these-4-reforms-can-help-tackle-it-273006
#Biodiversity #extractivism #CITES #monetisation #TakeCulture #WildlifeTrafficking #crime #loggingImpacts #deforestation #LandClearing #ecosystems #destruction #Trade #pets #consumption #NativeSpecies #flora #reptiles #birds #extinction #WEC #fishing #harm #exploitation
"Convenience triumphs over conviction when the pain of acting on our convictions is too great. Our convictions triumph over convenience when the pain of acting on them is below a certain threshold."
My framework for thinking about some of the choices I make.
https://aleemshaun.com/posts/the-conviction-convenience-threshold
South Korea’s Finance Ministry maintains its outlook for economic recovery, citing improved consumption and a surge in semiconductor exports, while warning of persistent risks from employment challenges, construction investment, and global trade uncertainties.
#YonhapInfomax #FinanceMinistry #SemiconductorExports #Consumption #Employment #EconomicRecovery #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=100200
#consumption : the act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.
- French: consommation
- German: der Konsum
- Italian: consumo
- Portuguese: consumo
- Spanish: consumo
------------
Try Christian's word chain building game @ https://wordwallgame.com
The planet is boiling and burning
“Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record…The atmosphere is sending us a message.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/human-activity-helped-make-2025-third-hottest-year-on-record-experts-say
#FossilFuel #pollution #energy #consumption #denial #ExistentialThreat #Heat #HotPlanet #MobilityDesign #HomoSapiens #biodiversity #SocietalCollapse #ClimateBarbarism
@AlexanderKingsbury Ah, OK, I see. Yes, intent. 😊 Sorry.
You're focussing on antibiotics to divert attention away from the planetary destruction we have wrought. #ECOCIDE is the issue here, caused by #consumption and the resulting #pollution.
Humans are a #PlagueSpecies, driven by #greed (and specifically by greed for money/wealth, hence Capitalism).
Cornell discovers that when people eat less, they buy less #food. 🤔🎉 Next, they'll reveal the shocking news that water is wet and fire is hot. 🔥💧 Keep the groundbreaking revelations coming, academia!
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/12/ozempic-changing-foods-americans-buy #Cornell #research #consumption #academia #discoveries #insights #HackerNews #ngated
As I said, "...requires consumption. Consumption of money, (human) time and effort, resources, natural and otherwise, etc."
#Consumption covers a *great* deal more than the "food, oxygen, water" you refer to, I think. "Consumption" is also used here in the sense that we refer to one another as "consumers". Most purchases involve a dozen (or more) different ways of consuming. 🤷♀️
Most events in our lives are financial transactions; money is exchanged (maybe indirectly).
@AlexanderKingsbury You're missing the point, that I think is Very Obvious. 🤔 Perhaps intentionally, to distract from my attack (for so it is) on #Capitalism, the Destroyer of Our World?
Good point @index "Similarly to alcohol, #consumption gets trivialised by society (see the hundreds of cards featuring shoes and cars) and being a ‘shopaholic’ is dismissed as a joke..." https://tansyhoskins.org/im-addicted-to-buying-clothes-please-help/
Good point @tansyhoskins.org@bsky.brid.gy: "Similarly to alcohol, #consumption gets trivialised by society (see the hundreds of cards featuring shoes and cars) and being a ‘shopaholic’ is dismissed as a joke..." tansyhoskins.org/im-addicted-...
I'm addicted to buying clothes...
Germany's energy regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, has declared the nation's gas supply secure despite recent harsh weather conditions, a statement that subtly... https://news.osna.fm/?p=30240 | #news #consumption #despite #gas #germanys
"How It Feels Trying to Ask Google A Simple Question These Days " #genAI #generativeAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #Water #Usage #Consumption #BadOutputs https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6shF3ZCIZFQ
www.ft.com/content/9c82...
1/
"#China - continued reliance on export-led #growth is untenable, and Beijing’s new five-year plan, which prioritises allocating #resources to #technology sectors over shoring up social safety nets and boosting #consumption, risks deepening structural imbalances."
Don’t be fooled — everything h...
https://www.ft.com/content/9c8212b8-568f-4ea2-829a-9b7a13b93f1d
"#China also needs to face up to some uncomfortable truths. Continued reliance on export-led #growth is untenable, and Beijing’s new five-year plan, which prioritises allocating #resources to #technology sectors over shoring up social safety nets and boosting #consumption, risks deepening structural imbalances."
Why this constant insistence for the Chinese to INCREASE consumption? Why not #export #solar #batteries #EV to the rest of the world and grow?
(2/2) … half those reduction potentials. Adopting more #plantbased diets would allow to meet the food-specific 1.5°C #climate target on a global scale. Currently, high-income regions surpass the target manifold due to their high #consumption of animal products… doi.org/10.31223/X5X... #meat #dairy
Global Environmental Benefits ...
As long as we tax manufacturers for the resources (of every kind and type) they use, then yes, I think a tax on #consumption is an excellent way to go! 😃👏👏👏
https://theconversation.com/what-if-we-taxed-what-people-spend-not-what-they-earn-272392
Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following year, on the view that a massive stimulus package will boost expenditure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/economy/japan-govt-economic-growth-projection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #consumption #taxes #budgets #sanaetakaichi
Client Info
Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst