I think that his point is not that it's an unholy practice, but more so that, for general consumers, Black Friday isn't what it's portrayed to be. It's one thi

I think that his point is not that it's an unholy practice, but more so that, for general consumers, Black Friday isn't what it's portrayed to be. It's one thing if a family wants to hop down to the local Best Buy after thanksgiving to see if they can find any good deals. It's another thing if that store is packed with people who had similar ideas. It's a completely different thing if the store is made up entirely of professionals who have conducted advanced research, commissioned line placeholders, and are specifically targeting all the 'deals' for the purposes of arbitrage. In other words, just because I like playing pickup basketball doesn't mean I'm morally opposed to professional ball. Additionally, it may be useful for me to know in advance that this weekend's "basketball in the park" day is actually a highly-competitive tournament.