“Nothing Day” Pokes a Hole in Robo-Consumerism

It’s heartening to know that the movement to do away with robo-consumerism is alive and well.

One day shortly before Christmas when my kids were little, we happened to be outside a department store, and I told them, “I want you to know that there is nothing in that store that I need, or even want.  Not one thing.  I would appreciate a Christmas present, but it would mean so much more to me if it’s something you created.  Please write me a poem, paint me a picture, whatever you want.”

Infinite growth on a planet of finite size is not possible.