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When I cancel a subscription to Disney+, no one loses their job. I think that's an important distinction.

by cmiles74 4y ago

mytailorisrich 4y ago
It's completely irrelevant. And, yes, reducing you spending does lead to job losses.
- cmiles74 4y ago
  I strongly disagree; my reduction in spending doesn't lead to job losses at any particular company. Perhaps if said company is providing such little service that many people choose to reduce their spending by all spending less on the same company, job losses would result. In this case we're talking about a lot of people at a pretty far remove from the employees being laid off. This is very different from what is happening at Google UK. So much so that I don't believe the comparison is at all useful.
  - luckylion 4y ago
    > I strongly disagree; my reduction in spending doesn't lead to job losses at any particular company. It'll lead to fractional joblosses based on the amount you reduce your spending. Are you upset because Google is bigger than you and if you and they do the same relative actions, their absolute numbers will be much bigger? If you dump your trash in the park, it'll be barely noticeable. If Google does it, it's no longer a park. Yes, but it's still the same thing, you're just a lot smaller than Google.
  - refurb 4y ago
    Its the perfect comparison. Reduced spending on goods and services reduces revenues, which reduces profits and often leads to lay offs. Sure your individual decision to cancel Disney+ doesnt mean someone gets fired. But if you and 500,000 other subscribers cancel, people do get fired and you contributed to it.
    - Freedom2 4y ago
      If I subscribe to Disney+, chances are I'm not also subscribing to another streaming service. As a result, people get fired and I contributed to it.
  - nonethewiser 4y ago
    Your decision to cancel a subscription is more like the decision to lower a departments budget by an almost immeasurable amount.
xhkkffbf 4y ago
But they do. The budget for the next productions will be slightly smaller. Yes, it's small but they add up.
nonethewiser 4y ago
Well, in aggregate and over time they do.

When I cancel a subscription to Disney+, no one loses their job. I think that's an important distinction.

mytailorisrich 4y ago

It's completely irrelevant. And, yes, reducing you spending does lead to job losses.

cmiles74 4y ago
I strongly disagree; my reduction in spending doesn't lead to job losses at any particular company. Perhaps if said company is providing such little service that many people choose to reduce their spending by all spending less on the same company, job losses would result. In this case we're talking about a lot of people at a pretty far remove from the employees being laid off. This is very different from what is happening at Google UK. So much so that I don't believe the comparison is at all useful.
- luckylion 4y ago
  > I strongly disagree; my reduction in spending doesn't lead to job losses at any particular company. It'll lead to fractional joblosses based on the amount you reduce your spending. Are you upset because Google is bigger than you and if you and they do the same relative actions, their absolute numbers will be much bigger? If you dump your trash in the park, it'll be barely noticeable. If Google does it, it's no longer a park. Yes, but it's still the same thing, you're just a lot smaller than Google.
- refurb 4y ago
  Its the perfect comparison. Reduced spending on goods and services reduces revenues, which reduces profits and often leads to lay offs. Sure your individual decision to cancel Disney+ doesnt mean someone gets fired. But if you and 500,000 other subscribers cancel, people do get fired and you contributed to it.
  - Freedom2 4y ago
    If I subscribe to Disney+, chances are I'm not also subscribing to another streaming service. As a result, people get fired and I contributed to it.
- nonethewiser 4y ago
  Your decision to cancel a subscription is more like the decision to lower a departments budget by an almost immeasurable amount.

xhkkffbf 4y ago

But they do. The budget for the next productions will be slightly smaller. Yes, it's small but they add up.

nonethewiser 4y ago

Well, in aggregate and over time they do.