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This seems like a cop-out to me. “What can I, as one person do? Just don’t bother since the impact is tiny.” I think people leave out the word “only” in statem
by techsupporter 7y ago
This seems like a cop-out to me. “What can I, as one person do? Just don’t bother since the impact is tiny.”
I think people leave out the word “only” in statements like yours. Systemic problems can’t be solved with only individual action but the actions of many individuals can very much set examples, serve as encouragement to others, shift norms, and make the political space for regulated or coordinated action more available.
We should not exempt ourselves from individual action, especially when it is inconvenient, simply because our small change won’t single-handedly solve the whole problem. This goes for browsers, “free” email, privacy, and environmental impact.
- jeromegv 7y agoTrue. Customer boycott have worked in the past. DELETEUBER campaign was quite a big PR nightmare for Uber and this could be measured in their market share vs Lyft. Same from buying power. You can either buy from small business and make a difference for a family. Or you can keep shopping at big box stores. Sure it feels like a small impact, but this isn't small at all for the small business. Those things add up.
- Despegar 7y agoWe should not waste our time with individual action when that urge to do something should be directed at politics, policy, and law. Dealing with a monopoly at an individual level is an exercise in futility.