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> It's funny, because posting that list of businesses is... also pretty petty. People boycott things all the time for all kinds of reasons. Some people boycott
by dvt 3y ago
> It's funny, because posting that list of businesses is... also pretty petty.
People boycott things all the time for all kinds of reasons. Some people boycott Israeli businesses due to the Israel/Palestine conflict, other people boycott MyPillow, and others boycott Chik-Fil-A, or more recently Budweiser. The outrage here on HN is a bit annoying, considering this used to be a fairly balanced platform.
As a consumer, boycotting a business is basically the only recourse for whatever grievance (justified or not) you may have which happens to be outside the purview of the law. Or is boycotting not petty only when your tribe does it?
- kelnos 3y agoAbsolutely agree boycotting is a great way to tell a business you're not happy with something they do. But if many people think you are being petty/bonkers/anti-something-they-care-about based on why you are boycotting particular businesses, that might cause you some trouble. > Or is boycotting not petty only when your tribe does it? There are certainly some boycotts I don't participate in, but respect the decision of those who do. Boycotting is petty when people think it's petty (pettiness is an opinion, not an intrinsic property of something). If you want to talk about "tribes", sure, maybe a particular "tribe" thinks some particular boycott is petty. That's life.
- prawn 3y agoI don't take much issue with personal boycotts but perhaps publishing the list would irk some people?
- wiseowise 3y agoThey’re boycotting business for complying with government regulations. It’s petty and it’s stupid.
- schumpeter 3y agoWould you have felt that way when people were boycotting buses in the Jim Crow south?
- flangola7 3y agoThere's a difference between boycotting ethical laws and unethical laws. Do you really need it spoonfed to you?