tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post7586681738628409951..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Solving The Problem Of Consumerism Through Non-ParticipationGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-57549820594751126502014-12-20T17:44:04.506-04:002014-12-20T17:44:04.506-04:00Hey I loved this post! I have secretly read afew o...Hey I loved this post! I have secretly read afew of your posts and you are 100% correct. We are living like slaves buying things that do not benefit our higher potential. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-35894024635232285822014-12-18T13:58:11.740-04:002014-12-18T13:58:11.740-04:00Terri,
I started my unrelenting campaign of non-p...Terri,<br /><br />I started my unrelenting campaign of non-participation at age 5 when I dropped out of kindergarten, so I come by it honestly.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-17671077145812816472014-12-18T13:56:36.840-04:002014-12-18T13:56:36.840-04:00Charlotte,
Great article by George Monbiot. When ...Charlotte,<br /><br />Great article by George Monbiot. When he says:<br /><br />“For the most social of creatures, who cannot prosper without love, there is no such thing as society, only heroic individualism. What counts is to win. The rest is collateral damage.”<br /><br />it sounds like a pretty good description of the work/consume/repeat lifestyle. I watched an interesting documentary about how home laundry facilities replaced laundromats and thus destroyed a main hub of community activity. There are so many other examples of things in our homes that isolate us from others.<br /><br />I agree that more and more people are realizing that a robust community and lots of love are more important than money and things.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-51074383712212667332014-12-15T20:40:14.609-04:002014-12-15T20:40:14.609-04:00I love this post! Non-participation is my favorite...I love this post! Non-participation is my favorite form of protest. Great quotes.<br />Thanks, TerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-9352044426744814112014-12-15T17:27:07.855-04:002014-12-15T17:27:07.855-04:00I think the idea is gaining ground. This article ...I think the idea is gaining ground. This article http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/14/age-of-loneliness-killing-us is rather sad, but it does show a mainstream anti- consumerism thread emerging...and made me glad we do not have a television! Having lots of money does not make you happy.CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-38183406456621185212014-12-15T14:45:29.288-04:002014-12-15T14:45:29.288-04:00Miss Marla,
In his essay la Boétie wondered why w...Miss Marla,<br /><br />In his essay la Boétie wondered why we consented to harmful systems that seek to enslave us rather than seek out the liberty that we all once had, and could have again if we so choose.<br /><br />Thankfully it is a choice that we all can make. Everyone can participate in non-participation wherever we are at. We can all decide to withdraw our consent and cooperation from evil things. We can free ourselves.<br /><br />When this happens, harmful ways end, and we are all better for it.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-58300024761730205092014-12-15T14:01:58.593-04:002014-12-15T14:01:58.593-04:00At times, I feel particularly helpless. I can'...At times, I feel particularly helpless. I can't go out on the front lines and protest something, or be as much as an activist as I would like. Then I came to the conclusion that I do have power, the power of non-participation. If each of us pulled our support of this untenable lifestyle, it would end. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com