Scrooge says, "Buy Nothing Friday means nothing unless it also influences Cyber Monday"
Alright! Out with the old, and in with the new! Thanksgiving is over! We took the time to appreciate, give thanks, spend time with family and friends, and now it's time to spend spend spend all of our money! And now that we busted through our waist bands, lets bust right through and keep over consuming! Wahooo! The holiday season of buying tons of things we don't need in order to pump our egos and make us feel like we are meaningful contributors to society has arrived at last! Yiipppee!But wait.
Adbusters pushed the Buy Nothing Day campaign this past Friday to send a message:
We want you to not only stop buying for 24 hours, but to shut off your lights, televisions and other nonessential appliances. We want you to park your car, turn off your phones and log off of your computer for the day.
We’re calling for a Ramadan-like fast. From sunrise to sunset we’ll abstain en masse, not only from holiday shopping, but from all the temptations of our five-planet lifestyles.
Maybe the Grinch has set in. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea, but if this isn't a campaign that is preaching to the choir I don't know what is. Call me crazy. But if you want to send a, "We're saving the earth by not over consuming and sending a message to Copenhagen" message~ do something big and find a way to make a dent on Cyber Monday. Get on the banner dropping band wagon and drop a huge banner off Macy's with stats and facts about where everything comes from and the child labor involved to make affordable cheap products. Where are The Yes Men when you need them?
So did you participate in Buy Nothing Friday? Do you think it touched or influenced anyone who didn't already think that way? Inquiring minds want to know...
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