so, if you're not american, i'm sure you can just disregard the entire first half of this post, and probably continue reading idk? something else? or maybe later after the divider if this continues (it probably will, knowing me) but i do want to remind people who are registered to vote that you should vote. (and if you're not old enough to vote then make sure to register when you're of age!)

a lot of people around my age and younger seem to have this mentality that voting isn't worth it because it's not only a hassle but because our votes don't make a difference. but the issue here is that if you continuously make that excuse not to vote, then yeah, your vote won't mean anything because you didn't bother. so go out there and make your vote count rather than just telling yourself your vote doesn't matter. because if you don't vote, then the hateful people are just going to get what they want. and don't just vote for presidents and act like the rest is whatever. propositions are important too. make sure to read into it. a simple google search on simplified versions of the propositions really helps.

with that out of the way, i do wanna talk about one other thing. lately i've been seeing a lot of "underconsumptioncore" videos floating around, in response to the "overconsumptioncore" type videos with either the huge hauls from stores or those restocking videos that get passed around.

i guess im kind of weird in the way that i like to gawk at that type of stuff--both sides that is. i'm probably part of the problem as the more you look, the more you feed the algorithm and what not, and that of course, encourages the overconsumption girlies to go on more hauls with their ad revenue and what not (or at least that's what people make it seem like.)

but lately, seeing all that kind of stuff made me sit there and address some of my own issues. now, i'm nowhere near as bad as some of the people who make haul videos. i can't spend hundreds in a target on a whim to restock drawers with new stationary items that have perfect plastic containers to fit into. but i'm not going to lie and pretend that i don't sit there and buy a ton of plastic either...

and i guess with all the plastic i do tend to buy, it did kind of get me thinking about the things i own, and whether or not i'm just building a hoard. i think it's no secret that i like anime merch. after all, i think i stated on a page that i made this site because i was getting utterly sick of the negativity that plagues mfc's community on a daily basis. but seeing all the overconsumption and seeing people talk about the effect on the planet and how bad climate change is getting--not that i can't see it already irl. after all last year during september, socal got hit by a cat 5 hurricane. and as someone who lives all the way in the inland empire, being able to see the effects of a hurricane from my home was a bit surreal.

either way, it's weird seeing the effects of what you do and what it does to the planet. yeah sure, i'm not the same as the every-part-of-my-fridge-is-compartmentalized-with-acrylic-drawers girlies. but i'm not pretending i don't own some sort of acrylic containers ontop of the very blatant anime figure & acrylic stand collections i own (ontop of everything else as well). like sure, the collection is pretty contained, being focused primarily in a single ikea detolf (which is not a very big cabinet at all), and some other pieces scattered about my room. but, i am planning to get another shelf soon, and while it's primarily a book case, it will definitely be used for displaying anime figures. because putting one hobby on hold means diving back into an entirely different one.

i guess with people calling out overconsumption lately it's made me really reflect on things, especially related to this hobby. like, i love this hobby and all, but i find myself in the debacle of "i want to have cool things that i care about" & "i love art" vs "how much of an impact is my hobby having on this planet" & "is my consuming of this kind of product just going to help doom future generations?"

like on one hand, i voted in favor of doing something for climate change, but does it really mean anything if i'm buying anime merch constantly?

i guess i can go on about my sentiments on hoarding in relation to this hobby later, because i'm getting tired, and i sure have things to do tomorrow.