Comments on: The Trader Joe Divers

By: autoversicherung

autoversicherung — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:29:43 +0000

I am doing research for my university thesis, thanks for your brilliant points, now I am acting on a sudden impulse.

- Kris

By: To the last Anonymous

To the last Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:49:28 +0000

No, sorry, you got it all wrong.

Moral: Purchase your own stuff.
Morally Superior: Take stuff to the people who can’t afford it. Purchased or scavenged.
Morally degrading: Scavenging for items that YOU can afford.

Your twisted logic might work for you (trying to appear superior while taking stuff from the garbage, seriously?) but you’re not fooling anyone else,

By: Anonymous dad

Anonymous dad — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:44:32 +0000

Yes: freeload to take stuff, and then take it to those who can’t afford it.

Don’t want to work several days a week just to support companies?

Then grow your own food, build your own goods.

I’m sorry, your arguments are just ridiculous. As someone already said: you can afford your food, then BUY IT and keep your pride.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:36:34 +0000

For those of you who think it is disgraceful and and freeloading to take stuff, you are missing the fact that it’s actually better for the world, creating less waste.

So, it’s actually morally superior than buying stuff and perpetuating the false notion that it is somehow our obligation to keep big companies in business.

These same companies don’t do anything for us, why should we work several days a week just to support them?

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By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:44:07 +0000

I agree with Goat.

If you hate to see waste, then scavenge for food and go the extra mile: take it to the people who can’t afford it.

This way it is not wasted and you are not betraying yourself by consuming the products from “evil capitalist companies”.

If you can afford your food, then BUY IT. Well, if you want to keep your pride, that is…

By: spacetrucker

spacetrucker — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:09:45 +0000

So, if it’s going to be thrown away and wind up in a landfill, and it is in perfectly good and or edible shape and you take it, you are a freeloader……that sucks.
If it could be used or consumed and you watch it go the way of the compost, you are an honest and angelic person.
Oh, Effff dat!
EVERYONE is at some point and to a point, a freeloading gimmie monger. I mean everyone.
If it is in good shape and edible and would otherwise wind up wasted……..TAKE IT, ENJOY IT. WTF?
If it isn’t sewage or something’s/someone’s regurgitated effluent, have it, use it, whatever.

There’s something WRONG with that?

By: Preacher

Preacher — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:00:19 +0000

Good stewardship! This is something we should all practice in some form. I love Jesus.

By: Mr Bill

Mr Bill — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:36:11 +0000

Interesting. The local stores around me seem content to sell stuff that is already into the decomp stages, at full price!

By: cb1

cb1 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:59:12 +0000

@goats – i think your point would be valid if we were talking about a product that wasn’t necessary for human survival. someone who is an hardcore animal rights activist would be a hypocrite if they wore fur just cause it was free. everyone needs food. it doesn’t matter how much you oppose the food manufacturing industry, you still need to eat. the only option for someone not willing to buy food would be growing your own food which is not feasible for everyone, or dumpster diving.

i also think the dumpster diving is somewhat of a statement against the waste that is produced by the industry.