black friday

brace yourselves

black friday is coming

let me throw in my two cents

i'll join the chorus of voices screaming for us all to abstain from black friday

WHAT ARE WE DOING?!

WHY ARE WE PULLING ALLNIGHTERS (sleep is another topic i want to discuss in the future) OR WAKING UP EARLY OR CAMPING OUT TO FIGHT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS LIKE US JUST TO GET A NEW TV OR A PAIR OF SNEAKERS OR A BARBIE?!?!

i understand acts of service as part of giving in this season that is supposed to be about giving, but participating in black friday is just another (and probably the ultimate) way we give any sense of holiday to corporate america

go ahead and stop whatever you're thinking about how unpatriotic or communist (or both) i am

i'm even going to try to avoid online shopping as the system typically used is just crazy

radiolab did a piece on it and it's mindblowing what those workers have to do, the exploitation of the system

do yourself a favor and spend 20 minutes on this story.

lots of love, 

jo