Quote Originally Posted by Eric Estlund View Post
As a guy who sells stuff professionally, and who's social circles are mostly made up by makers and sellers of stuff, I question this sort of campaign. Rather then buy nothing, I'd be more supportive of buying smart, durable goods made by people you want to support and who's work you react to. Buy for people you love and respect, and rather then swamping them in disposable cheap items, buy them items that are as real and genuine as your love for them. It's not about the "stuff", but the stuff is a fine symbol for what is important.
The title of the article is "The War Against Too Much of Everything". So ultimately I think the article is pretty much saying what you are saying here, which I agree with.

The constant search for a great bargain at the expense of quality/social responsibility will eventually come back to bite us in the arse. In fact in more than one way it already is.