[QUOTE]Originally posted by nHobbes
[B]above you stated that you are annoyed....enough to question it and act.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mav
[B]some of what I buy isn't deemed "neccessary".

 

Great debate guys!


I personally forgot about bnd on Friday, and thus bought a

 

Thanks, Le Car. Sounds like you're already living a pretty low-consumption life. I wish the cities and suburbs over here were built in such a way as to not need cars as much as we do. Even the DC Metro isn't that great for getting around town - NYC's subway and bus system is GREAT - you can get just about anywhere, and even a walk halfway across town isn't bad - there's stuff to see and keep you moving along the way.

Either way, thanks for the support. You bought a ticket for mass-transit, so if you had to buy anything, that seems quite reasonable and in the spirit.

Thanks again. BND has passed, but the ideas behind it still needs to be discussed, debated and promoted. Next up: Buy Nothing Christmas www.buynothingchristmas.org

- Chris

 

While the message is too idealistic and utopian for me, thank you animeS2K for bringing this to light and the good debate it has generated.