Opting out of consumerism is one of the easiest ways to engage in direct action for social change -- it just requires you to do _nothing_, and be proud of it! T

Opting out of consumerism is one of the easiest ways to engage in direct action for social change -- it just requires you to do _nothing_, and be proud of it! The only difficulty is maintaining emotional strength to resist bullying, and the pain that comes from adopting a mindset that a loved one giving you a gift is harmful to your psyche. I once heard a relative say "if they don't send thankyou cards, I'll just stop sending gifts". So I killed two bird with one stone by stopping the thankyou cards for unwanted gifts :-)