Once Upon a Time there was an Artist Named Garry Sanipass…

These The quest to raise money to create an anti-consumer film continues. Adobe’s list of five techniques to create content was helpful somewhat, but this is not video this is the written word. This is the link: https://garrysanipass.com/2025/07/07/im-trying-to-sell-out-but-no-ones-buying/ if you are interested in learning more about that.

Bold I did some more research, and it turns out we consume information the way an infant snacks—constantly, messily, and without much thought. We scroll through life like babies in dirty diapers: knocking things over, losing stuff, cramming things into our mouths only to spit them back out. We’re not really absorbing—just skimming. And yes, I’m judging myself (and everyone else) as I write this. This is exactly how I read information. As for the adult diaper? Maybe I’m wearing one, maybe I’m not.

Words Paragraphs have to be structured so people can easily skim through them. Sometimes I wonder if it even matters what the content says anymore. We’re also expected to deliver dopamine hits—using anticipation and random rewards—just to keep attention. I hate that kind of content. I just want a story to get to the point. I’m busy—just tell me what I need to know without all the fluff. But our reading habits mirror our spending habits: we go for things that seem light on substance but heavy on emotional appeal. Advertisers know this. They’ve been using these tactics since Edward Bernays taught them how. Check it here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.00205

Have I seem to be drifting away from actually selling merchandise or even making art. It’s a long, awkward walk just to ask people to support me—especially when I’m not offering much in return. Just this strange, paradoxical TED Talk–style rant about the messed-up world we live in… and maybe a T-shirt or some info on Patreon? But I am making a point. We dream of living in a new, ideal world—but we still want the convenience of consumerism. The question is: can we have both?

Nothing Hold on a second—some breaking news is unfolding as you read this (or skim it). Apparently, my campaign is being hindered by the following factors (and yes, I’m putting them in bullet points because someone told me people like that):

Lingering inflation limiting pricing power
Translation: Consumers aren’t willing to pay more—we need new tricks.

A shift toward value and promotional activity to drive volume
Translation: More discounts, bundles, and psychological pricing to keep people buying, even if they’re broke.

Emphasis on innovation and digital marketing
Translation: Create new needs, new products, and new stories to keep consumption feeling fresh.

Efficiency through portfolio rationalization and automation
Translation: Cut costs, automate labor, and focus only on products that sell big.

Personalization and digital-first trends
Translation: Use your data to sell to you harder and smarter.

To do I have no idea what any of this really means—but I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with reducing consumerism. If anything, it sounds like they’re just finding better ways to supercharge it.

With So where does that leave me? I’ll be completely honest with you, obviously we can’t live in this utopian idealistic world where we are either purely capatalistic or purely anti-capitalistic. But we do need to take responsibility of ourselves. Wake up from this drunken convenient system that keeps us trapped into destruction. We simply need to live in harmony and balance rather than exponential growth.

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