miraclerandy@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agoEconomic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surgewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1485arrow-down12 cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1483arrow-down1external-linkEconomic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surgewww.theguardian.commiraclerandy@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square47linkfedilink cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·20 hours 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-squareSc00ter@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 hours 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-squareGaja0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·20 hours agoNo, but businesses notice when line go down. Panic ensues when the public realizes hyper-consumerism is optional.
minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours 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?)
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
No, but businesses notice when line go down. Panic ensues when the public realizes hyper-consumerism is optional.
Love it when helping involves zero sacrifices.