[woofie]

I think Im broke.... maybe I will join

[HiTech RedNeck]

As it turned out, The Compact was modest as far as economic boycotts go. Several cities in the United States and Europe have communities of "freegans," people whose contempt for consumerism is so complete they eat food foraged from Dumpsters whenever possible, train hop and sleep in abandoned buildings on principle.

A new fillip on tramps, hoboes, and bums?

[Herakles]

""It started in a lighthearted way, but it is very serious," said John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world." "

No, overpaid pampered people like you make the world miserable. Do the right thing, boycott food.

[LFOD]

"It started in a lighthearted way, but it is very serious," said John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world."

What a load of touchy-feely tripe this is. We'll begin by trimming our consumer excesses by a general boycott of his company's product(s).
Clearly another new-ager who is too blunt skulled to see past his PC rhetoric.
Don't blame me for others misery in the world, you fruitcake.

[spinestein]

[John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world."]




The liberals favorite punching bag is religious conservatives whom they accuse of being preachy, judgmental and hypocritical. The most overzealous and preachy right winger I've ever heard pales in comparison to the barf inducing bong water coming from this guy. Unfortunately, I know people just like this self-righteous pri**, and they are not pleasant to be around.

[Brucifer]

I've already done this. The first time it was called college. The second time it was called divorce. Big whooping deal. So a few Chinese factory workers didn't get any overtime.

[ansel12]

I was going to point out that dropping out is easy for an experiment when you live in a rich, materially saturated country, because everbody is generous, giving, and frankly trying to get rid of stuff.

I had mistakenly thought that they vowed not to buy anything, but they are so rich that the big experiment was to not buy brand new things, (I think they don't say things like "look Bill this chain saw is "brand new")






>"Besides thrift stores and garage sales, participants found a wealth of free or previously owned merchandise in online classifieds and sites where people post stuff they want to get rid of, such as
After going through an initial period of retail withdrawal, discovering just how easy it was to score pretty much anything with a little time and effort was an eye-opener, according to participants.

Rachel Kesel, 26, who works as a dog walker, said she was astonished by how often the items she needed simply materialized — the friend who offered a bicycle seat when hers was stolen"<

[Jaysun]

How did these idiots ever manage to chew through the leather straps?

[BigCinBigD]

Great. Now I have to buy extra plastic to make up for these evirohippies.

[Notwithstanding]

freegan = hobo or bum

"My son is not a bum - he's a freegan."

[synbad600]

What a hardship to actually have a choice about what you will or not go to the store and buy.

[Getready]

I'm amazed what passes for intelligent behaviour nowadays.
These group of 10 deserve a Nobel prize for their brilliance.
Wow, you can save money and decrease resource use by
not buying anything new. Who'd a thunk it?

[Old Professer]

My kitchen timer is 41 years old; use it every day.

My spaghetti is still within its "use by" date.