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We literally can't. Boycotts rarely work, because keeping up with what should be boycotted and why is a full time job, and people simply don't commit to it. Pr

by MikeUt 6y ago

We literally can't. Boycotts rarely work, because keeping up with what should be boycotted and why is a full time job, and people simply don't commit to it. Printer ink still comes with DRM, as do tractors, and smart TVs still spy on us. If it were as simple as collectively not purchasing these products (without using legislation as a means of organizing this not-purchasing), these issues would have been resolved already, instead of getting worse.

jeegsy 6y ago
> Boycotts rarely work Not that I disagree especially with the examples you have provided. Maybe I'm not talking about an 'organized' boycott in that sense. I'm more talking about individual purchasing decisions. It seems somewhat Kafkaesque that I can call my congressperson to request legislation to stop a business practice relating to a product that is voluntary, non-essential and crucially, that I am still willingly purchasing!