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Half of capitalism enjoyers I know complain that "communists" (anyone who complains about capitalism) are hypocrites because they "don't apply communism to their lives" by sharing their salaries and buying iphones and super expensive clothes.
Ask them how one can "apply communism" when they live under a society that is capitalist, where any donation or salary sharing is effectively feeding capitalism and they'll just circle back to the initial complaint.
One way to do that, and no joke, is to start up and participate in local barter economies.
A bunch of places I've lived in, especially with a large student population, would have communities where people who have surpluses of something, extra food, old furniture, can give it to people who need them.
Ask yourself the question, what can you do to fulfill a need while preempting consumption, and you have an answer.