Black Friday And Buy Nothing

Someone died today because of senseless, empty consumerism. Think about that.

Someone died.

And you know something? I'm tired of being told that I need to "get in the spirit of the holiday".

What does that even mean? Buying something for everyone in your life (no matter if you like them or not), because you are obligated to? Not because you want to, because really you can do that all year, I certainly don't think you need an invitation to show you care, it's only because you feel like you have too. Something about the smell of mint and pine makes us feel like we have to buy things.

Is that what that poor walmart employee gave his life for?

How tragic.

Oddly enough, today is also Buy Nothing Day. A "holiday" celebrated by literally buying nothing. A counter-statement to the huge amount of unnecessary consumerism in our daily lives.

Okay, okay, so I rented a movie today, but that hardly counts.

That was a little ranty, but who cares? Apparently it doesn't matter what you say, as long as your saying something.

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