Quick rant
I just got the Holiday 2005 Catalog from Patagonia. Nothing ruins my day quicker than pseudo-hippies who contribute absolutely nothing to society, preaching to me about the environment and how their company has a "culture" (cult is more like it), and by the way, please buy our $80 fleece because we eat granola and sleep on the floor of our communal van.
They're oh-so pleased with themselves because they take the money they had for plane tickets to go see family for the holidays, and they use it to go skiing instead. You brats. I hope you get written out of the will. And when your mother uses her last ounce of strength to spit in your ungrateful face, don't wonder why.
Screw you, Yvon. I'm not paying your bloated prices for paper-thin glorified nylon so you can go to bed tonight feeling all warm and fuzzy about how much you love the environment and you contribute 1% of your sales to help save the trees.
If you own a product made by Patagonia, have a look at the tag. Where was that product made? Not here, I bet. Their web site is so enviro-friendly it'll make you puke, but they won't tell you where their overpriced crap is made. "Imported" is all I can find. It's probably made by some 10 year old in Vietnam who works 14 hours a day and doesn't give a damn about the trees. What percentage of sales goes to the poor saps sewing Yvon's organic cotton? Their web site tells you all about how they have no "private offices" (translation: socialism - be afraid), and how they have on-site child care, but how much do the employees make? Do they have health insurance? Do they think about it while they play volleyball and surf during their lunch breaks?
This is the kind of thing that's driving me away from climbing. I climb for climbing's sake. It's not something I can explain. I'll be the first to admit, though, that it contributes NOTHING to the world around me, and in that sense, is the ultimate expression of selfishness. I cannot stand it when climbers try to take their stupid hobby and spin it like they renounce "greed" and love the environment. Environmentalism, indeed. How is it that some hippie can wear about $1000 worth of nylon and claim to renounce greed, exactly? I'm sick of climbers ranting about the environment while they wear hundred-dollar shirts made by some overworked, underpaid child somewhere. Yvon Choinard's self-riteous drivel (and that of his hippie minions) makes me furious.
If you know more than I do about Patagonia (which most likely isn't saying much), make a comment and correct me if I'm wrong. I won't be happy about it, but I'm not above being corrected - but I rather enjoy foaming at the mouth with rage when I get catalogs.
Geez ... this was supposed to be quick...
Forget the Tylenol. I need a beer while I watch this catalog burn.
They're oh-so pleased with themselves because they take the money they had for plane tickets to go see family for the holidays, and they use it to go skiing instead. You brats. I hope you get written out of the will. And when your mother uses her last ounce of strength to spit in your ungrateful face, don't wonder why.
Screw you, Yvon. I'm not paying your bloated prices for paper-thin glorified nylon so you can go to bed tonight feeling all warm and fuzzy about how much you love the environment and you contribute 1% of your sales to help save the trees.
If you own a product made by Patagonia, have a look at the tag. Where was that product made? Not here, I bet. Their web site is so enviro-friendly it'll make you puke, but they won't tell you where their overpriced crap is made. "Imported" is all I can find. It's probably made by some 10 year old in Vietnam who works 14 hours a day and doesn't give a damn about the trees. What percentage of sales goes to the poor saps sewing Yvon's organic cotton? Their web site tells you all about how they have no "private offices" (translation: socialism - be afraid), and how they have on-site child care, but how much do the employees make? Do they have health insurance? Do they think about it while they play volleyball and surf during their lunch breaks?
This is the kind of thing that's driving me away from climbing. I climb for climbing's sake. It's not something I can explain. I'll be the first to admit, though, that it contributes NOTHING to the world around me, and in that sense, is the ultimate expression of selfishness. I cannot stand it when climbers try to take their stupid hobby and spin it like they renounce "greed" and love the environment. Environmentalism, indeed. How is it that some hippie can wear about $1000 worth of nylon and claim to renounce greed, exactly? I'm sick of climbers ranting about the environment while they wear hundred-dollar shirts made by some overworked, underpaid child somewhere. Yvon Choinard's self-riteous drivel (and that of his hippie minions) makes me furious.
If you know more than I do about Patagonia (which most likely isn't saying much), make a comment and correct me if I'm wrong. I won't be happy about it, but I'm not above being corrected - but I rather enjoy foaming at the mouth with rage when I get catalogs.
Geez ... this was supposed to be quick...
Forget the Tylenol. I need a beer while I watch this catalog burn.
posted by Alpineman, RN at 2:47 PM
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