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clearly, we need the designers of the hanky code to help out here.
Slate: The Wristband Gap, Part 2
This is a flawed article (the bit about the Tragedy of the Commons is completely misplaced, IMAO) but it does bring up a couple of good points:
(1) Some "awareness bracelet" manufacturers are, well, mercenary gouging misleading jerks.
(2) "Awareness bracelets" (or ribbons--which reminds me of a past post by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
red_frog that I'm too lazy to find right now) only work when people generally know what a given bracelet is supposed to make one aware of. Clearly we need a standard, and the writers of the various hanky codes should lend a hand. ;)
This is a flawed article (the bit about the Tragedy of the Commons is completely misplaced, IMAO) but it does bring up a couple of good points:
(1) Some "awareness bracelet" manufacturers are, well, mercenary gouging misleading jerks.
(2) "Awareness bracelets" (or ribbons--which reminds me of a past post by
red_frog that I'm too lazy to find right now) only work when people generally know what a given bracelet is supposed to make one aware of. Clearly we need a standard, and the writers of the various hanky codes should lend a hand. ;)