"Life becoming frictionless was supposed to be a good thing - but that's not always the case"
"There is a somewhat judgy approach by Official Ireland towards Black Friday. The general vibe is that people are spending money they don't have on things they don't need and they will probably get caught in some kind of scam while they are doing so."
"In fact, all the warnings around getting caught up in a consumerist frenzy around Black Friday, and possibly getting scammed while you're at it, would be better directed not at the general public, but at the Government who seems to exist in a permanent state of Black Friday mania."
Life becoming frictionless was supposed to be positive, but it can produce harmful outcomes. Official Ireland adopts a judgy stance towards Black Friday, portraying shoppers as overspending and vulnerable to scams. The prevailing vibe suggests people buy things they do not need with money they lack and risk fraud. Warnings about consumerist frenzy and scams are misdirected when aimed at the public. The Government displays its own unrelenting Black Friday mania, meriting greater scrutiny and concern than individual shoppers. Policy and governance exhibit a continual pursuit of frictionless consumption that may encourage, rather than restrain, risky consumer behaviors.
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