Black Friday 2019!

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by clevergirl [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Im mostly being a smartass, I do get your drift.

yeppers, i know you were ^^. it was just a thought when you alluded to eden. been thinking on it some lately.

[clevergirl]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

yeppers, i know you were ^^. it was just a thought when you alluded to eden. been thinking on it some lately.

Leaving the garden perhaps wasn't the wisest choice, it came about due to my rationalizations. Not sure how to get back in without pissing God off and stepping on the wrong patches of grass tho.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by clevergirl [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Leaving the garden perhaps wasn't the wisest choice, it came about due to my rationalizations. Not sure how to get back in without pissing God off and stepping on the wrong patches of grass tho.

I don't blame you, but if you've any love of truth you'll stick it out or find ways to at least hang at the edge. maybe that is really the ideal place. the left is increasingly seeking refuge in the garden and i honestly don't believe life outside is tenable as a path to peace for most irrespective of political leanings.

[America]

u do know that the price structure is built around these twisted holidays?

ur paying a tax to The Corporation by buying outside the holiday, and all you do is flatten out the curves a little and help with cash flow during the summer.

it's a pretty doofy protest

if u don't like The Corporation and its culture maybe move somewhere where the avg IQ prevents highly organized and stratified social structure from tyaking root.

[clevergirl]

Originally Posted by America [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

u do know that the price structure is built around these twisted holidays?

ur paying a tax to The Corporation by buying outside the holiday, and all you do is flatten out the curves a little and help with cash flow during the summer.

it's a pretty doofy protest

if u don't like The Corporation and its culture maybe move somewhere where the avg IQ prevents highly organized and stratified social structure from tyaking root.

Im with u 100% again that's brilliant.

Honestly, my individuality isn't even relevant. I just don't really consume much. About 800 calories a day was it? I barely used any water today and I've used the same razor for a month.

I would have to earn fun points in order to consume more calories and have the energy to do stuff.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by America [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

u do know that the price structure is built around these twisted holidays?

ur paying a tax to The Corporation by buying outside the holiday, and all you do is flatten out the curves a little and help with cash flow during the summer.

it's a pretty doofy protest

if u don't like The Corporation and its culture maybe move somewhere where the avg IQ prevents highly organized and stratified social structure from tyaking root.

*claps happily*

this is exactly right and tbh, i get excited about seasonal sales (good ones around labor/Memorial Day too) because I am simply too darn tight to buy anything at less than 70% discount ^^;

[loramin]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you're such a turd sometimes dude *sighs* how about you loosen up and enjoy the one time a year when corporations whore themselves out to the consumer as an integral component of a perverse societal post-modern regression from a long standing seasonal tradition of giving thanks. here's to hoping the spirit of frugality bites you in the ass and you experience the joy of the $2 blueray.

*hugs*

Merry Christmas! ��

Originally Posted by America [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

u do know that the price structure is built around these twisted holidays?

ur paying a tax to The Corporation by buying outside the holiday, and all you do is flatten out the curves a little and help with cash flow during the summer.

it's a pretty doofy protest

if u don't like The Corporation and its culture maybe move somewhere where the avg IQ prevents highly organized and stratified social structure from tyaking root.

So I choose to take one day off of shopping and avoid insane crowds, while I appreciate the things I already have and recognize how much consumerism drives me to buy things I don't need ... and therefore I should "move somewhere else" and I'm "a turd".

Nice chat.

EDIT: It's almost like you two recognize on some level that you're stuck in a hamster wheel, and your overwrought "defence" (ie. attacking me) is cognitive dissonance ...

[clevergirl]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I choose to take one day off of shopping to appreciate the things I already have, and recognize how much consumerism drives me to buy things I don't need ... and therefore I should "move somewhere else" and I'm "a turd".

Nice chat.

Yeah, buying stuff we don't need isn't as good for the eco(nomic)system as saving and building or creating our own gardens or hoarding water from up stream.

[clevergirl]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I choose to take one day off of shopping and avoid insane crowds, while I appreciate the things I already have and recognize how much consumerism drives me to buy things I don't need ... and therefore I should "move somewhere else" and I'm "a turd".

Nice chat.

EDIT: It's almost like you two recognize on some level that you're stuck in a hamster wheel, and your overwrought "defence" (ie. attacking me) is cognitive dissonance ...

All DNA RNA transcribing forms are stuck in a hamster wheel, repetitively copying and recycling themselves.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by clevergirl [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

All DNA RNA transcribing forms are stuck in a hamster wheel, repetitively copying and recycling themselves.

On some level, touche.

But I don't agree that humans are completely powerless in the face of "isms" like consumerism. Taking a day (and in particular THE day for shopping) off, to challenge that consumerism is a very effective way to re-center yourself against it.