One of the biggest victories of capitalism during my lifetime is how consumerism has swallowed ethics. I’m not saying that buying stuff from shit-heel companies is OK, or that boycotts are useless. But the mentality of shopping as ethics reduces moral agency to consumer choice and spending habits. Its gross.

Has anyone else noticed this? We don’t shop anymore, we support businesses now. Maybe the reason Americans are reluctant to protest is because we already feel like an activist for spending an extra dollar on cage free eggs.