I personally find making things and learning how to make things and where they come from to be more interesting than worrying about what corporations are doing.

I personally find making things and learning how to make things and where they come from to be more interesting than worrying about what corporations are doing. If I want global or at least local societal change then I need money to fund campaigns; rather than spend money on certain products. I can get money by making something novel or by investing in learning how to make someone else more money. If I don't want to give my money to businesses that use it in a way I disagree with then I invest more time into researching businesses and where their products come from. The biggest hurtle for me was to lose my emotional attachments to commercial products. A thing has value to me because it serves a purpose, it is a tool. I've been taught in general you ought to buy the best tool that you can afford. "Best" may include attributes like 'aesthetics' and 'moral supply chain' along with 'quality' and 'bang-for-your-buck', etc.