Lately I've been getting a lot of static from the people close to me, I figure it's because I feel a change in me; It's a restlessness, a shift in priority of sorts. I feel I've been too forgiving, I feel I've been too permissive in that I allow myself to be compromised just to avoid making trouble or disturbing the established consciousness
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i do workshops on ethical shopping habits now, and on how to make it a painless transition. are you really so certain you are bound to traditional consumerism? if you're open to it, I can arrange to do a workshop on it when I next come to town.
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Right now my biggest problem is that when it comes to the things I need a lot of the local business are not properly stocked or charge way too much because they consider their products 'specialized'.
I do avoid buying new clothes, but when it comes to Myke's silk screening projects, the reality is that painted turtle runs out of ink and no matter where you buy a t-shit from, it still came from a sweat shop. Unless, like I say, you're willing to pay the feel-good yuppie mark-up that local resalers insist on charging for their humanitarian-ly friendly products.
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