Valentine's Day Junk

🧶 Pattern mentioned: Peach, Pleats! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr... Valentine’s Day has turned into a mountain of cheap plastic junk, TikTok trends, and algorithm-driven shopping. Bae baskets, pink restocks, heart-shaped Amazon finds, everywhere you look, you’re being told to buy more stuff in the name of love. In this video essay, I talk about Valentine’s Day consumerism and the rise of TikTok shopping culture. I connect modern short-form video addiction to ideas from Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death, Brave New World, and 1984, and why pleasure, distraction, and endless novelty are such powerful tools of control. This is also a knitting video, because the antidote to mindless consumption isn’t guilt, it’s making things. I talk about handmade gifts, knitting for Valentine’s Day, self-gifting, and why crafting, knitting, crocheting, and other creative hobbies are meaningful alternatives to buying disposable seasonal décor. If you’re tired of Valentine’s Day junk, overwhelmed by TikTok hauls, or looking for ideas for thoughtful handmade gifts, this video is for you. Knit something. Make something. Or don’t. but at least make it a choice. #ValentinesDay #Consumerism #Knitting --------------------------------------------------------------- 📷 Instagram: @braidandtinker ✂️Ravelry: BraidAndTinker 📧Email: braidandtinker[at]gmail.com