Today, February 28, there is a 24-hour economic blackout. Consumers and activists are protesting corporate greed and DEI rollbacks. So we aren’t supposed to participate in things today.
We aren’t supposed to spend money anywhere if possible, so I’m wondering about our weekly lunch that some of us do on Fridays.
Most of these boycotts don’t make sense in that the money will just be spent the next day. for instance if you need gas for our cars, which I actually do, we can just buy it the day before or after. And the same with groceries and things like that.
I guess the silence is what it’s about – sort of like the pandemic, when there was no one out or on the streets. “Enjoy the Silence,” as Depeche Mode says.
The whole thing is to mainly to boycott the high cost of living. It shows the economic power of everyday people.
So fast food, gas and major retailers are on the list to boycott for the day, which again, will only have the items purchased the day after. But the idea is to have no one in these establishments to prove a point.
If we must spend, it’s recommended that we only support small local business, none of the big stores and places, so maybe my lunch at a local restaurant can still happen.
We’ll see.
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