I do not go shopping on Black Friday — not because I’m protesting capitalism, but because capitalism has provided me with wonderful options to save me from the hell that far too many people foolishly call a “holiday.” I cannot explain to you just how little interest I have in physically going to a store to buy a thing, and I’m just so thankful that our society’s capitalism-fueled advances have saved me from ever having to do so. There are no groceries in my house — because there don’t have to be ...

November 24 2017

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I Don’t Go Shopping on Black Friday; I Love Capitalism

Katherine Timpf

I do not go shopping on Black Friday — not because I’m protesting capitalism, but because capitalism has provided me with wonderful options to save me from the hell that far too many people foolishly call a “holiday.” I cannot explain to you just how little interest I have in physically going to a store to buy a thing,...

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