I have always taken great offense at the label “consumer.”
I am a producer, not a consumer. For exactly 40 years now I have worked my ass off and drawn a paycheck, with literally no break in that working. I worked my way through college (and paid my loans, by the way), adopted and raised kids, and paid a God-awful amount in taxes. I’ve not stopped my whole adult life, and I’ve produced far more than I’ve “consumed.”
I may be a customer, but I’m buying my food with money I made making and selling goods and services, so they can go ■■■■■ themselves.
Without producers like us there would be no modern world. Phuck them.