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Steve@communick.news 12 hours agoThe idea is capitalism. As in buying from large corporations. Whatever the price or profit, the topic was about who and where you’re buying from, not for how much.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
“You want to chance society. Yet you participate in it. Curious…”
I buy the majority of my groceries from a local farmers market. Things I can’t get there I buy from Wal Mart. I buy pizza from a local mom and pop shop, where they live above their restaurant. I do everything I can to make buying from mega corps a last choice decision. My partner and I will be starting our garden next year and growing a lot of our own vegetables. We’ll be raising pork pigs so we don’t have to buy factory pork. There’s so many little things you can do as an individual to choke off the billionaires.
But if you want to keep bending over like you seem to be acting, more power to you. Just don’t blame others for society collapsing.
Steve@communick.news 11 hours ago
Those things are all good to do, because they support your local economy, and probably have better quality food for your own health.
But Walmart doesn’t care, and doesn’t view your local farmer’s market as competition. As you said they don’t have everything, and you still go to Walmart when you need to. I’m just saying be honest about your reasons. Buying from your farmers market isn’t fighting capitalism. It’s just buying better local food.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Both can be true. If I spend $80 at my market, and $20 at Wal Mart, the mega corp is only getting a fifth of what I planned on spending for groceries. I really don’t give a shit personally if Wal Mart doesn’t feel the sting of not getting an extra $80 from me, I feel better as a person spending that locally on small individual markets.
I’m not trying to take down Wal Mart by myself. But I can do little things individually that helps.
And unlike you, I am honest in my reasons. You seem to be projecting some serious animosity against those who are doing little things to shake the bird cage.
Steve@communick.news 11 hours ago
I’m pointing out that the “little things” don’t actually shake the bird cage. At best they just make some noise.
Besides, shaking the bird cage only annoys or maybe hurts the birds. You need to open the door to actually free them from the cage.