Freeganism The modern society is often crityzized of being to wasteful. However, a little group, the so called "Freeganist´s", arised and shocked the people. By not buying their food but taking it fro

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Freeganism The modern society is often crityzized of being to wasteful. However, a little group, the so called "Freeganist´s", arised and shocked the people. By not buying their food but taking it from the bins, the are fighting the consumption-society. They are saying that their lifestyle is not only being eco-friendly but also a cheap alternative. The question is, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this chosen life? On the one hand freeganist´s are doing something good to the envoirment, the thrown away food is still enjoyable, by eating this food there must be produced less. The supermarket has to throw their food away due to the expiry date, but this date is only a precaution and the food is still fresh. So to say it is unhealthy is actually not true. However, for broken people and students this is a lucrative business. Not even one dollar has to be spent. On the other hand, though, it is to say that this actually ruins our economy. The economy is based on people buying stuff, by not doing this the whole princip will not work. In addition to that, dumbster-divers are automatically getting degraded in a lower position in society. To sum it up, freeganism is eco-friendly plus it is ideal for broken people, because you do not have to spend one dollar on food and this food is still being fresh. the opposite is that it ruins our economy and you are not welcomed people. My opinion is that freeganism is a good thing, but I have to admit that I would never do something such as dumbster-diving.

Feb 19, 2015 5:19 PM

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Freeganism

Modern society is often criticized for ("as" probably works too) being too wasteful. However, a small group, the so-called "Freeganists", arose and shocked people. By taking food from dumpsters instead of buying it, they are fighting against the consumption-society. They are saying that their lifestyle is not only eco-friendly, but also a cheaper alternative. The question is, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this chosen lifestyle?

On the one hand, freeganists are doing something good for the environment; the discarded food is still usable, and by consuming this food they are reducing the demand for food. The supermarket has to throw away food that is not sold before the expiration date, but this date is only precautionary and the food is still fresh. So to say it is not safe is actually not true. However, for poor people and students this is a cost-saving endeavor. (lucrative implies money is earned whereas I think you mean that money is not spent or saved) Not even one dollar is spent.

On the other hand, though, one might say that this actually ruins our economy. The economy is based on people buying stuff; by not doing this the whole principle will not work. In addition, dumbster-divers are looked down upon by society. (think this is what you mean here)

In sum, freeganism is eco-friendly as well as ideal for poor people, because one can get fresh food for free. However, it ruins our economy and freeganists are not welcomed. In my opinion, freeganism is a good thing, but I have to admit that I would never go dumbster-diving.

February 20, 2015

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