Sorry I'm irony-pilled at this moment. I didn't mean anything by putting speech marks around "leftists".
So like I have this problem where if I need to go shopping with someone, I'm bored to tears. When I shop, I generally go to exactly where I need to go, grab it, and check out. I used to work in a grocery during uni and I can find shit faster than most people. When I'm with friends, family, or gfs, people need literal minutes to check the ingredients, material, and price. And compare with similar products. Also they must take time to decide if they really need it. Me personally, I'll buy a 4th bag of flour because I'm not going to expend the mental energy to think about it I already have it at home. I literally have 3 full bottles of vanilla extract at home. Don't judge me.
Pre-covid, I would just fuck off to the closest coffee shop and read when with someone who wanted to shop for a bit. Now I just take out my phone and read Hexbear when my gf is scanning the ingredient list for refined sugars.
Anyhoo, it all came to a head when my gf wanted to go to this October Market thing nearby, and I was like "ok have fun" and continued playing my video game. There was a bit of an argument, but I decided to go in the end. Like, I can give time to relationships and all.
This definitely isn't an edgy AITA post where I'm saying that shopping is bad. I think there's benefits to obtaining the best foods and clothing that your material situation allows. I just wonder if you guys think like me, because the stereotype of leftists is people who don't like to shop.
It depends on the shop and my mood. I get uncomfortable in slow-moving crowds, so I try to get through supermarket shopping as fast as I can
Other retail stores I can go either way on - I'll usually be content to browse some plants or hardware or something while I chat with my partner, but sometimes not
Outdoor marketplaces (with the exception of farmer's markets because I tend to aspirationally buy produce that I don't wind up cooking) are more fun, especially if they're really sketchy
I think if shopping was more sketchy, than I'd enjoy it more :knifecat:
I'd 100% recommend outdoor flea markets. If you're unfortunate enough to be near Collinsville Alabama, you could make the best of it by browsing the horrors, wonders, and airsoft gun stalls of the Collinsville Trade Day
you gotta make that happen yourself. Wear a big coat and move on to the next aisle when an employee looks at you