Comments on: Stick it to them

By: Col. James Braddock

Col. James Braddock — Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:28:53 +0000

“Stop paying fifty dollars for shitty video games.” Hey come on now.. Thats our livelihood. I would hope to think we don’t make shitty video games, but.. i guess thats in the eyes of the consumer.

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TITLE: stickin’ it to the man
BLOG NAME: ex-lion tamer
letter never sent tells us how to reduce, re-use, and recycle our cultural artifacts. experiences over things!

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TITLE: Better Yet, Grow Yr Own…
BLOG NAME: Dru Blood
This article talks about how the word “organic” (much like the term “simple living”) is being redefined to refer to a standard that is directly opposed to its originally intended meaning. This is something I need to really consider as…

By: Col. James Braddock

Col. James Braddock — Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:28:51 +0000

By: susan

susan — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:01:53 +0000

Nice post. I heartily concur, except for the part about the Kool-Aid! Just say no! Anything that effectively dyes wool does not belong in your stomach.

Fighting my own consumerist tendencies is a constant struggle for me. Although I buy things used a lot, patronize independent businesses, and stuff like that, sometimes I get stuck in this sort of mental vortex thinking about buying things all day. And even if those things are guitar straps handmade by small indie businesses or cheap yarn on ebay that I’d use to make something myself or stuff like that, it’s a bad thing to obsess about.

By: r@d@r

r@d@r — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:45:59 +0000

isn’t it my job to BE a rockstar??