Black Friday ..(Make Up)

My black Friday was spent at a thanksgiving basketball tournament in the Bronx. After that I went straight home. I didn’t buy anything at all that day and it was for no particular reason at all. So I guess I participated in ‘Buy Nothing Day’ unintentionally. Although the only real reason I didn’t shop on black Friday was because I really hate huge crowds of mean people. It’s like a crowded train cart, only in malls and any shopping area you can find. Everything gets hectic and crazy. Anyway, black Friday is supposed to be a day where people save loads of cash because just about everything goes on sale. It’s supposed to be the day where if you couldn’t afford to buy something before, well now you can. Only people tend to take complete advantage of it. They buy more unnecessary items and ultimately end up spending more cash. So the only one’s making profit are the stores. It’s just another way for corporate media to take over our lives. But what does this say about how to live a meaningful life? It repeats the dominant message that people should buy and get more things because obviously they don’t have enough. It argues that some of these things might make you happier; you can finally afford the things you want and need. It makes it seem as if corporate media is looking out for your best interest. But is this living a good and meaningful life? I guess it would depend on how one defines it to be. Having loads of crap isn’t (to me) living the good life. I do see how it makes people happy, but it’s not exactly living your life meaningfully.