This is something I’ve always been proud of when I read about or see someone doing this kind of thing. I’ve done it myself, too, and this article gets it dead-on right: the feeling you get when you do this is one of intense liberation and pride. Standing up for yourself always feels good anyway, whether you’re the lone body standing in front of an advancing tank (I’m taking on that role in a private (for now) issue actually, I suspect) or just the first voice to cry “foul” in a crowd of people who will soon follow (I’ll be transitioning to this more desirable role in that “private” issue when the time is right), doing the right thing because it’s fucking right is exhilarating.

The sad thing is, this one’s not hard, and it’s something that should be obvious to just about everyone in America, but it isn’t: if you buy something at a store like Walmart or Target, and you walk past those stupid sensors, and they actually go off, keep walking. Read the full story...