miraclerandy@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 days agoEconomic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surgewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1528arrow-down12
arrow-up1526arrow-down1external-linkEconomic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surgewww.theguardian.commiraclerandy@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square52linkfedilink
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·6 days agoI’ll purchase nothing on Friday in solidarity. I wasn’t going to anyway, in fact I do all of my weekly shopping on Sunday morning. But, still. (Do some people really find it any sort of hardship to not buy something one day a week?)
minus-squareGaja0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoNo, but businesses notice when line go down. Panic ensues when the public realizes hyper-consumerism is optional.
minus-squareSc00ter@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoYes. My wife is one of those people. I come home to packages on the porch every single day. Consumerism with excessive connectivity can lead to excessive spending
minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoLove it when helping involves zero sacrifices.
I’ll purchase nothing on Friday in solidarity.
I wasn’t going to anyway, in fact I do all of my weekly shopping on Sunday morning. But, still.
(Do some people really find it any sort of hardship to not buy something one day a week?)
No, but businesses notice when line go down. Panic ensues when the public realizes hyper-consumerism is optional.
Yes. My wife is one of those people. I come home to packages on the porch every single day. Consumerism with excessive connectivity can lead to excessive spending
Love it when helping involves zero sacrifices.