Found this link in Reddit comments about a new word that has been coined: thriftcrime.
http://www.darwin.ie/wordpress/?p=209#comment-576
"Thriftcrime: any thought or action calculated to undermine the consumer dystopia of modern western society. e.g. Fixing a busted toaster rather than replacing it."
Funny, yet it is appropriately a crime to do so in our modern society, when thinking about corporations, copywrite, DRM, profit margins, expectations, the whole ball of wax. Puts victory gardens in their place: guilt by association, lol.
BTW: sad commentary on my life: I actually considered rickrolling this board for April 1 since the people here are the only ones I talk to that would even begin to get rickrolling. In my personal life, I don't know anyone that goes online extensively. But I spared you all to keep from being booted out
Michelle
edited to add live link~ M
http://www.darwin.ie/wordpress/?p=209#comment-576
"Thriftcrime: any thought or action calculated to undermine the consumer dystopia of modern western society. e.g. Fixing a busted toaster rather than replacing it."
Funny, yet it is appropriately a crime to do so in our modern society, when thinking about corporations, copywrite, DRM, profit margins, expectations, the whole ball of wax. Puts victory gardens in their place: guilt by association, lol.
BTW: sad commentary on my life: I actually considered rickrolling this board for April 1 since the people here are the only ones I talk to that would even begin to get rickrolling. In my personal life, I don't know anyone that goes online extensively. But I spared you all to keep from being booted out
Michelle
edited to add live link~ M
