Time to tow the clown car to the dump, all the clowns are out.

Admittedly, I also am autistic, socially anxious, and sexually repressed

Same here. That’s the 21st century everyman.

When you give money to corporations, they hike up their profits at the expense of workers and individuals. When you give money to workers and individuals, corporations hike up their profits at the expense of the workers and individuals. Because they have the control needed to do so. Everyone’s being willingly dumb just to have something to talk about and pass time, so they wouldn’t have to think about this fact.

That’s the phrasing of someone who loves their shoppies. The main benefit is using, honing and promoting a skill to make quality clothes for yourself and your loved ones that will be significantly removed from the chain of dumb but vicious exploitation.