I agree in principle, but it can be difficult in practice to vote with your wallet. In the case of movies, once you have a ticket or purchase it or even rent i

I agree in principle, but it can be difficult in practice to vote with your wallet. In the case of movies, once you have a ticket or purchase it or even rent it, they've got your money and have learned the lesson that people will pay, regardless of how you felt about what you watched or whether you intend to boycott future productions. In general, though, I do try to send the signal that I'm not personally a garbage dump for low effort content, by doing a few things: - No "guilty pleasure" watching of things that I'd prefer didn't exist, i.e. junk reality TV - Actively avoiding clicking on things that have clickbait titles, especially if they're part of an algo-feed - Read reviews / get reviews from friends first - If a streaming show is bad, stop watching ASAP. Stopping at episode 2/10 is a reliable signal for Netflix et al.