Istg no matter how educated I am about all the evil shit does I still find myself yearning for the new shiny thing like drake when he smells a fresh pie on a window sill.
So how do you Deprogram® yourself from this? I literally have a pristine condition never leased iPhone 17 Pro Max that could easily last me a decade, and yet I feel as if I’m just a little left-communist and Alex Karp is jingling keys in front of me
Half shitpost half serious
Look for free stuff that is cool. You are probably just curious to find new things. I downloaded this voxel game engine called Luanti and it is fucking amazing. You can find all sorts of cool shit at the Internet Archive.
You can find some videos on a PeerTube server. GOG (Good Old Games) has tons of neat games for cheap. Go out into the city, there's probably some thespians having a blast. Get yourself some potted plants to take care of; a good idea is a succulent. There is so much out there that isn't consumerism.