Argumentative Essay About Overconsumption

America is known as the country of the obese. People can’t resist the urge of going a day without having their snack jar being empty. The idea of going a day without buying anything sounds like a good idea on paper, but I believe that in reality this “Buy Nothing Day” isn’t going to accomplish anything for society. Furthermore, people are only going to “celebrate” this day once a year, which is not long enough to make a difference. People are also just going to continue their normal lives of overconsumption the following days, and I also don’t see a reason why overconsumption is necessarily a bad thing for America; we are after all a capitalist society that depends on a free market to provide for our American way of life
First of all, people don’t change in just one day; change occurs through constant protests, meetings, and gatherings. Throughout history, we’ve seen multiple strikes and protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where African-Americans stopped riding in buses as a fight against segregation. These people didn’t just go out for one day; they were out every day till they were heard and change was made. “Buy Nothing Day” will just be a one day type of gathering where people will share it on their social media. People are more than likely just going to stay home, watch T.V, maybe go outside and do a march about overconsumption, but it 's only going to be recognized as a one day stand. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” is a famous saying that helps explain this