Aren freegans dependent on the system they criticise?
No! It could be said that the system is dependent on freegans to slow down its own self-destruction. The system is destroying the very things we are ALL dependent on – the earth and its inhabitants. Freegans would like to see the end of waste and dumpster-diving itself. Freegans currently make use of the waste produced by the economic system because it would be a waste not to do so. We need to realise that freeganism is a viable alternative to the current system and not a reaction to it. If more people live simply, there is more to go around. If more people reduce waste, there is more to go around. If more people share what they don’t need with those who do, there is more to go around. If more people give their time helping others, there is more to go around (and we get more done!
