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Someone explain this logic to me - I'm not seeing it. There were 150 companies on the list of SOPA supporters. The internet went after exactly one of them, Goda
by FormStorm 15y ago
Someone explain this logic to me - I'm not seeing it. There were 150 companies on the list of SOPA supporters. The internet went after exactly one of them, Godaddy. I'm as happy as anyone to see Godaddy sweat, but who is going after the other 149? Are we saying the mighty mighty power of social media is that limited? Yes, that's exactly what we're saying.
Like SomeCallMeTim, I have reservations about targeting representatives in this way. I'm surprised no one on any forum is talking about targeting the other 149 companies who deserve some backlash. We're saying they can do what they like with impunity. Who is talking about this? Why are we not talking about this instead?
- srdev 15y agoBoycotts against the other companies have been discussed. It was explained to me as wanting to make an example. Rather than spreading a boycott out over 149 companies, they wanted to pick one or two and dog-pile on them, so that the effects are more visible.
- FormStorm 15y agoFair enough but targeting elected officials, whose job it is to cast votes on all manner of controversial issues, not just this one, is a ridiculous expenditure of resources. Pointing the gun in the wrong direction here, let's focus on the companies who supported SOPA and let them feel the sting. It just feels like Reddit is drunk on their own power and have stopped thinking about what the point of all this was. Perhaps the point wasn't to diminish our system of representation in this way.