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Education is required before a boycott could possibly be effective. As it stands, a boycott would amount to a headline resembling: "Hacker News Boycotts Media
by enobrev 15y ago
Education is required before a boycott could possibly be effective. As it stands, a boycott would amount to a headline resembling:
"Hacker News Boycotts Media over SOPA." When questioned, [media exec] responded "We didn't Notice a thing - as a matter of fact, sales were up for the week. Who the hell is Hacker News? Sounds like the group of pirates we're trying to protect ourselves from."
Once everyone understands what SOPA actually is and how it could affect them, a boycott would make sense.
* Fixed Typo.
- farinasa 15y agoEducation is required before a boycott could possibly be effective. I understand this completely. A boycott isn't actually a boycott unless the company knows why you are boycotting them, but that is what exactly I'm suggesting. It shouldn't be in the name of anything i.e. "Hacker News". It should be a movement for citizens, by citizens. SOPA is a huge violation of constitutional rights and that should be all the reason needed to initiate a boycott. Instead of a black out, perhaps every other page load will display an "educational" message for five minutes. Business continues but it's annoying enough to be effective. I'm also not suggesting that google or facebook encourage a boycott as that is just asking for trouble. That's why it needs to be a "civil rights" movement.