Consumers. We all consume a daily intake of sources. We all consume a daily intake of reality, a harsh reality known as over-consumption. On November 25th, 2009 our culture will try and capture the attention of the world and put a halt on the over-consumers of this planet. The plan is to encourage everyone to buy absolutely nothing all day long, as well as turning off all appliances including your cell phones and computers. Do something different, do something for your planet. Park your car in the driveway and park your butt on the couch and reach out to the world, by turning off, tuning down, and living simple. The simplest things in life are of course “free”, but we will pay for our consumption with our lives. Marshall McLuhan is a man of many opinions about how the world adjusts to the new technologies of our world, and he once said, “Any approach to environmental problems must be sufficiently flexible and adaptable to encompass the entire environmental matrix, which is in constant flux”. If he is right, and our environmental matrix is constantly changing, our matrix will potentially fluctuate into something we can’t control. Let’s adapt to this cause, and be our own matrix.
Works Cited
"Buy Nothing Day | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters." Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters | Journal of the mental environment. Web. 18 Nov. 2009.
"The Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan." NextNature.net - Exploring the Nature caused by People. Web. 18 Nov. 2009.
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