Asking because the FOMO around something like the ubiquitous Buy Nothing FB group has made me think about getting on Facebook! For the first time in more than a decade!
I know there’s a way to participate in the Buy Nothing economy passively: for example, Buy Nothing Day is celebrated internationally on Black Friday.
I’ve written before about my little forays into the gift economy (see below) and bartering, such as giving out letters of recommendation to my friends who wrote personal essays for my zine at the time.
I do find it curious how consumerist mindsets carry over into a sustainability movement. I am — and others are — worried about missing out on “steals” or potential “bargain hunts” in free item spaces. I caught a glimpse of this fervor when I went to the clothing swap, linked above.
Come to think of it, I feel a little sheepish for wanting to get on Facebook after I’ve bucked Zuck on Instagram.
But I still stand by my shade toward people who have come to fisticuffs for Stanley Cups and Trader Joe’s minibags; reusable water bottles and canvas totes are supposed to push the sustainability movement forward. A key tenet of sustainability is not feeding into fast fashion — and microtrends, and the psychological aftermath of that.
So where do you go to parse out freebies? Where is your circular, buy-nothing treasure trove?
Full-circle thought thread: I was doing another gut-check on my ire toward the Stanley Cup craze and I’m struck by the phrase “groupies flocked to stores in Black Friday-esque chaos.”
Writer Nicole del Rio links out to TikToks of people camping out and stampeding for an exclusive Target collab Stanley Cup. Del Rio sums it up perfectly: “I think this absurd hyperconsumption mania is missing the point.”
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Favorite digital spaces for free clothes & furniture besides something 'Buy Nothing' Facebook groups?
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Asking because the FOMO around something like the ubiquitous Buy Nothing FB group has made me think about getting on Facebook! For the first time in more than a decade!
I know there’s a way to participate in the Buy Nothing economy passively: for example, Buy Nothing Day is celebrated internationally on Black Friday.
I’ve written before about my little forays into the gift economy (see below) and bartering, such as giving out letters of recommendation to my friends who wrote personal essays for my zine at the time.
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I do find it curious how consumerist mindsets carry over into a sustainability movement. I am — and others are — worried about missing out on “steals” or potential “bargain hunts” in free item spaces. I caught a glimpse of this fervor when I went to the clothing swap, linked above.
Come to think of it, I feel a little sheepish for wanting to get on Facebook after I’ve bucked Zuck on Instagram.
But I still stand by my shade toward people who have come to fisticuffs for Stanley Cups and Trader Joe’s minibags; reusable water bottles and canvas totes are supposed to push the sustainability movement forward. A key tenet of sustainability is not feeding into fast fashion — and microtrends, and the psychological aftermath of that.
So where do you go to parse out freebies? Where is your circular, buy-nothing treasure trove?
Full-circle thought thread: I was doing another gut-check on my ire toward the Stanley Cup craze and I’m struck by the phrase “groupies flocked to stores in Black Friday-esque chaos.”
Writer Nicole del Rio links out to TikToks of people camping out and stampeding for an exclusive Target collab Stanley Cup. Del Rio sums it up perfectly: “I think this absurd hyperconsumption mania is missing the point.”