Disappointing @morningireland.bsky.social business upping a faux #BlackFriday survey promoting retail buying, without flagging social/environmental cost of importing this mad US retail marketing hype - the Netflix doc film 'Buy Now' is a good antidote to it - shop local is a much better message. - ThreadSky

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athenamediaie.bsky.social • 203 days ago

Disappointing @morningireland.bsky.social business upping a faux #BlackFriday survey promoting retail buying, without flagging social/environmental cost of importing this mad US retail marketing hype - the Netflix doc film 'Buy Now' is a good antidote to it - shop local is a much better message.

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morgalyn.bsky.social•203 days ago

As a US->UK transplant I find the Black Friday advertising here to be wild. Also, like so many things, they get the appearance of the idea without the gist of it. Sorry to hear it's hitting Ireland, too.

Our Sainsburys has a big display proclaiming 'Black Friday Month!' and I giggle every time.

idahonua.bsky.social•203 days ago

I was just banging my head against the wall there too :(

athenamediaie.bsky.social•203 days ago

the business segment on @morningireland.bsky.social always seems divorced from climate/environment realities - even from within business community - and takes an easy PR press release as a 'story' far too willingly.

idahonua.bsky.social•203 days ago

Absolutely, endless surveys that support the message of a business or lobby group…
Yes, they are topical, but it would be great to have the message questioned too.

athenamediaie.bsky.social•203 days ago

most of these 'surveys' commissioned with a PR agenda - to give a concept of 'factual data' - notice how the last ad break had a long advert for Amazon's Black Friday

idahonua.bsky.social•203 days ago

An uncanny “coincidence” 😉

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