I would rather eat at a local Mom/Pop Shop than a chain, but I don't seek them out. I tend not to wear "name brand" clothing... but that was mostly because I don't like the big logos. I like plain.
I think it's dumb to avoid things just because marketers want you to buy it. To take your ring thing to a situation more at home: I want Steak n Shake. Not because I just saw a commercial for it that told me I want steak n shake. Not because society tells me that steak n shake is where people my age like to eat. I want it, because I thoroughly enjoy their nasty disgustingly unhealthy food. I don't really care that the servers are underpaid. I want Steak n Shake.
"Ethical Spending" is stupid. People do the "I buy _____. And they support (Insert philanthropy). Therefore, I support (insert philanthropy)" All the time. Just because you drink Pepsi, doesn't mean you support gay marriage. You can't say that you support gay marriage just because you drink pepsi. People should be less concerned about what the products they buy support, and do more actual participating in the philanthropies they claim to support.
On the flip side. Just because someone likes Nike clothes, doesn't mean they like little children dying in sweat shops. There's no reason to boycott things such as Nike, because, well, don't you think that if there were better options for jobs, the kids would go after those? There aren't. If those jobs weren't there, there wouldn't BE another option, so they are at least giving a TINY income, which, is better than none?
People hate Wal-Mart for shutting down businesses. Well, maybe it's just that they guy who runs Wal-Mart was a better businessman? Why get pissed at somebody for being good at what they do? Yeah it sucks, but if you truly have a good thing going, it won't get shut down by wal-mart.
I think Ethical Shopping is stupid, especially when it's done so people can say they are an ethical shopper. Support the local stores. But don't support the local stores because they support some other crap.
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I tend not to wear "name brand" clothing... but that was mostly because I don't like the big logos. I like plain.
I think it's dumb to avoid things just because marketers want you to buy it. To take your ring thing to a situation more at home: I want Steak n Shake. Not because I just saw a commercial for it that told me I want steak n shake. Not because society tells me that steak n shake is where people my age like to eat. I want it, because I thoroughly enjoy their nasty disgustingly unhealthy food. I don't really care that the servers are underpaid. I want Steak n Shake.
"Ethical Spending" is stupid. People do the "I buy _____. And they support (Insert philanthropy). Therefore, I support (insert philanthropy)" All the time. Just because you drink Pepsi, doesn't mean you support gay marriage. You can't say that you support gay marriage just because you drink pepsi. People should be less concerned about what the products they buy support, and do more actual participating in the philanthropies they claim to support.
On the flip side. Just because someone likes Nike clothes, doesn't mean they like little children dying in sweat shops. There's no reason to boycott things such as Nike, because, well, don't you think that if there were better options for jobs, the kids would go after those? There aren't. If those jobs weren't there, there wouldn't BE another option, so they are at least giving a TINY income, which, is better than none?
People hate Wal-Mart for shutting down businesses. Well, maybe it's just that they guy who runs Wal-Mart was a better businessman? Why get pissed at somebody for being good at what they do? Yeah it sucks, but if you truly have a good thing going, it won't get shut down by wal-mart.
I think Ethical Shopping is stupid, especially when it's done so people can say they are an ethical shopper. Support the local stores. But don't support the local stores because they support some other crap.