Why Choosing Fair Systems Is Choosing Yourself
- Aya Omrani
- Oct 2
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6
When you choose an object, you are also choosing the system behind it.
Most of the time, that system is hidden. A factory, an underpaid hand, a chain of middlemen who shave off worth at every step. The object might look fine on the surface, but something essential is missing: dignity.
At My Chakchouka, the system is visible, and it’s fair. Every artisan sets their own price. Every piece comes directly from the hands that made it. Nothing is rushed, nothing is erased.
More Than a Purchase
Fair systems are not charity. They are clarity.
When you choose fair, you aren’t just protecting others, you are protecting yourself from a cycle that cheapens everything: the maker, the material, and the buyer alike.
An unfair system tells you that faster is better, that cheaper is smarter, that value comes only from comparison. A fair system reminds you that worth exists without shortcuts.
A Mirror of Your Own Dignity
The objects we bring into our lives shape how we live. If they are born of erasure, they carry erasure with them. If they are built with care, they carry care forward.
Choosing fair is choosing to live with that care. To say: I prefer clarity over noise. I prefer objects that hold weight, not just surface.
In that sense, choosing fair systems is not about us. It is about you. It’s about aligning your surroundings with your own dignity.
Continuity, Not Compromise
Fair systems do not break when the season changes. They do not collapse under pressure to sell more, faster. They endure, because they are rooted in something real: land, skill, and time.
When you buy through a fair system, you are not making a compromise. You are investing in continuity, for yourself, and for the ones who will live with the object after you.
The Quiet Choice That Lasts
In a world where everything pushes for speed, choosing fair is a quiet decision. But it is also a powerful one. It says: I know where this came from. I know what it protects. I know what it reflects back to me.
And that reflection is not just of Tunisia, or of the artisans. It is of yourself; choosing weight over noise, dignity over shortcuts.
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