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"I agree 100% that we should boycott and sanction, however doubt there will be enough people who will, and enough people who care. And I don't blame most for no
by redleggedfrog 7y ago
"I agree 100% that we should boycott and sanction, however doubt there will be enough people who will, and enough people who care. And I don't blame most for not caring, there are more things to worry about than we have time available."
Wait, what? A boycott is not doing something. It takes no time, you just choose to do something different, and let people know why you made the choice. I stopped playing Hearthstone, and let people know why. Cake, no time. Same for NBA, which I love, so I hope they'll pull their head out, but again, no time involved here.
Boycotting is the easiest form of protest. Don't be...lazy?
- IanSanders 7y agoI never said I'm not boycotting. All I'm saying is not enough people will even know to boycott
- redleggedfrog 7y agoI'm glad to hear that. Speak up about your boycott. I have a cadre of friends who play Hearthstone, and they know why I stopped. Maybe I've now had .001% influence on them, and that'd be great.
- hombre_fatal 7y agoNo, boycotting something entails changing your lifestyle to avoid something. For hearthstone players, that means stop partaking in one of their hobbies. You aren't boycotting something because you are quitting it, anyways. Also, you're kinda doing the thing where you go "Ugh, it's so easy, c'mon people! I never even played Heartstone in my life. See? It's not that hard to quit over moral principals!"
- redleggedfrog 7y agoI have over 500 hours in Hearthstone. I played it on Saturday. It was my main online game. I haven't played it since. And yes, it's still an easy call. I was in Hong Kong for quite a bit when I was younger. It's a glorious place. Or was, I haven't been back. I don't approve of the Chinese government, nor the United States relationship with China. We've compromised our principals for economic gain (I'm American). Hong Kong should get to stay democratic if that's their choice. Note I was specific about disapproval of the Chinese government. The Chinese people are an amazing group with a wonderful culture and I appreciate them immensely. But they are governed by communist goons. And you're right, I'm not quitting Hearthstone. If they say something akin to what the NBA is saying now, I might consider playing again. For now, no. edit: "say" for "stay" typo.
- eric-hu 7y agoWait, did I miss something? Isn't the NBA doing the same thing as Blizzard?
- redleggedfrog 7y agoWell, kinda, they're being all wishy-washy about it: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/10/08/nba-china-relationship-morey-tweet https://www.nba.com/article/2019/10/08/nba-china-relationshi... Not enough in my opinion.
- Retric 7y agoNot even close. The NBA did not ban a player in response to a comment, “Commissioner says league will continue to back Morey’s right to freedom of expression”. Activision / Blizzard on the other hand is actively suppressing speech.
- michannne 7y agoIt was a really good move for the NBA, they handled it extremely well, did not spur a controversy, just let the situation be and let fans decide themselves how they want to react to it, while also upholding American values in the process, a very classy move.
- wavefunction 7y agoI feel that American values would not be falling all over themselves to claim the NBA is an apolitical organization. Or at least the American values I was raised with.
- reddotX 7y agomeh, just play something else. Dota Underlords is better