Subj : Re: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Sat Nov 25 2023 17:06:01

 Ni>   Re: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
 Ni>  Og> Both?
 Ni> 
 Ni> It's a day that stores often offer sales..  Stores do that sometimes. 
 Ni> I'm not sure it means it's purely greed and consumerism..
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

Definitely consumerism.  People buying stuff they don't really need.

Australian retailers have been pushing Black Friday, sometimes stylised as BLKFRI heavily this year, far, far more than previous years.  Definitely consumerism when your cultural events are now manufactured just to move products.

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