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> Don’t pay for those—problem solved Ah yes, the dream where "vote with your wallet" was supposed to be a thing. The reality is though, these corporations are
by isodev 2y ago
> Don’t pay for those—problem solved
Ah yes, the dream where "vote with your wallet" was supposed to be a thing. The reality is though, these corporations are so big and have so much unbounded power in real life stuff (including legislation and policy) that my wallet is meaningless to their existnace.
Also, not paying for them just means they will try to find me whever I'm (through ads, notifications, related products) and push some emotional buttons so I will join them, or at least sign up for something that gives them data points.
- kasey_junk 2y agoThe parent isn’t suggesting not to buy things to influence what the corporations are doing. They are suggesting that if you, yourself, are unhappy with a services impact on you, then the first and most obvious step is to stop paying for it. That’s a reasonably surefire way to remove that distraction. Conversely, if you don’t like the impact of something on your life, but cannot bring yourself to remove it, that is almost exactly the definition of addiction and you should probably go looking for help.