The UnPhilosophy of Freegans



I was introduced today to an anti-consumerist, anti-omnivorist philosophy called Freeganism. The above video (from the Canadian news magazine The Hour), kind of explains the movement. But Wikipedia summarizes nicely:

Freegans argue that people sincerely committed to living the "cruelty-free" lifestyle espoused by vegans must strive to abstain not only from eating, wearing, and using animal skins, secretions (e.g. milk and its by-products), flesh, and animal-tested products, but must strive to the greatest degree possible to remove themselves from participation in the capitalist economy altogether as workers and consumers.

I can summarize even further:
They go dumpster diving for vegetables.

Nasty as all get out, but a nice theory if there weren't so many obvious, ridiculous holes in the logic. If they really cared, they'd grow their own greens to ensure fair practice, organic growth and local economy. But no! Smarty Freegan pants emerge at night, and forage around for free food so they can snatch it and scurry to eat it on their moral highground.

I have an idea, Freegans! If you really want to do the environment a favour, join my movement. I call it E-ganism. We go foraging for ewaste to eat. It's not super tasty, but neither are nasty rat infested vegetables.
And! It's actually useful to the environment.
Also! Also!
Yer gross.