• Klear@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    How do we feel about watching twitch with ads blocked? I could go without watching for a week, no problem, though technically that would actually help Amazon, although in a infinitesimally small way…

  • MochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zip
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    4 months ago

    I dont get why most Amazon protests im hearing from my countrymen are time bound. You’re just saying loudly and proudly “i cant live without amazon”.

    Get a backbone, Americans. You dont need Amazon.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah, kind of defeats the purpose. Especially if you announce ahead of time that it’s time bound.

      Why would Amazon change a single thing when they know it’s only one day or one week?

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      4 months ago

      Sigh well stores closed. Sears, party city, Joann’s, chunk of malls leaving fewer alternatives. If khols closes I’m screwed for clothes.

      Walmart funds heritage foundations so never going there. Besides everything is locked up and disorganized.

      My maga fil loves TEMU. Like dude…

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      4 months ago

      I legit can’t live without Amazon because it’s the cheapest / most affordable place to get a lot of stuff, especially groceries in my high COL area. Not to mentiom variety.

      This 1 week boycott is doable for me. Not sure how 1 week of reduced revenue is going to impact a company flooded with cash reserves, but I’m happy to do my part.

    • Brightness@lemmy.world
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      I haven’t bought anything from Amazon in for fucking ever, I avoid it. It’s not that hard. Avoiding all these shitty warehouse stores is hard, but sometimes it’s the only place that has what I need (no shade to local businesses) I imagine people in rural places have it even harder. Some places the only place you can get groceries is at a Walmart, which is a fucked ho situation to be put in.

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    4 months ago

    Buying from Amazon guarantees you pay 30% more for the item you’re purchasing than buying it directly from supplier. Use Amazon as a search engine then look for the supplier website and buy from them instead. Amazon’s only advantage is 2 day deliveries. Get over that and Amazon becomes obsolete. I can wait 7-10 days for underwear. lol

  • pirrrrrrrr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Gonna still be streaming on Twitch but I’ll be encouraging no subs or bits spending.

    In fact I’ll even give chat a list of charities they can donate to instead (or you know, just hang on to your money)

  • sillybread@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I always use other companies, but this boycott is stupid. The people who want temporary boycotts are stupid.

    No one cares about a few days.

    • Anas@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Temporary boycotts work to get people used to longer, more permanent boycotts.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      All of these organized boycotts should explicitly be indefinite until the behavior of the company in question improves. Then, not only is there no time frame for them to plan to weather out, but they also know you’re taking your business to their competitors instead.

      I’m already there. Amazon screwed me over on a rather expensive purchase about a month ago and I’m done with them. They “lost” my package (by their own admission) and still haven’t found it, but are steadfastly refusing to refund me until the item makes it back to their warehouse.

      Given that I’m positive one of their delivery contractor people stole it, I know for a fact this will never actually happen. It’s been 34 days so far… So I just charged back my credit card.

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        For a lot of these mega corporations an indefinite boycott is just not viable for the vast majority of people.

        But a one week boycott? THAT is reasonable. People in small towns can put off their deliveries for a few days. I know a few twitch streamers who are willing to take the week off or only stream to Youtube because it is a chunk of their revenue but not their livelihoods. And so forth.

        And a small number of dedicated indefinite losses are a lot less impactful than a large number of temporary ones.

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          4 months ago

          A one week boycott will do nothing while placating peoples desire for resistance. Enjoy the meaningless gesture while the fascists laugh at you.

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        I’m boycotting Amazon and other US companies as much as I can until the USA backs off from plotting to seize my country and torment (or worse) my trans relatives and friends. No more purchases from US companies; no more subscriptions to US services; no more investments in US funds.

    • BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 months ago

      When you consider that a lot of their customers are pretty entrenched in Amazon’s services, “Boycott Amazon for a week” is more achievable than, “Boycott Amazon forever.”

      Now don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see people give up on Amazon forever. But sometimes taking a week off is long enough for people to change their shopping habits.

      Although I suppose the insidious thing about Amazon is that they only offer an annual subscription so I doubt people are cancelling their service for a week.

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      4 months ago

      You’re right, but the idea is more for people to warm up their organizational muscles in preparation for more effective action. Whether it’ll work though, only time (or people smarter than me) will tell.

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            4 months ago

            Less confidence, more access to experts in their field. Talk with successful organizers and polite sci people to form real opinions and ignore what you see here. Trust experts.

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    4 months ago

    Cancelled prime months ago. I will not shop at whole foods, I do not have any ring devices due to their lack of privacy (they will hand over your ring recordings to the police without a warrant, no questions asked) and I do not watch twitch anymore (twitch is shit now anyway with all the softcore porn)

  • Let's Go 2 the Mall! ❌👑@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I cancelled my account and 2 amazon branded credit cards. I also order all the tech for my company. I’ve been buying from b&h, best buy, staples a lot more. There are some things I have to get from amazon for work but I’ve been finding alternatives when possible.

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    4 months ago

    I’ve been seeing this headline all week, and didn’t think much of it, since I basically never buy from Amazon. But I’d forgotten they own Twitch. And boy, do I use a lot of Twitch. Unfortunately, in the way of money, it’s pretty much all subscriptions that are already paid for. None of those are coming up for renewal next week, that I could cancel. I could definitely just not watch anything next week, but the union that organized this says they’re looking for drops in sales. Not watching would only contribute to that if I would have been served ads. I’m wondering if I should instead try spread the word of the boycott, in the streams I watch.

    I dunno, what do y’all think?

    • Jazsta@lemmy.world
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      I’ve been trying to directly donate rather than subbing as a workaround. Keep my entertainment and support streamers I watch while limiting my support of twitch. With a proxy to avoid ads of course

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      It’s rough. I think for it to make an impact on the twitch side of things, the streamer would need to be the one to make the stand. Afterall, your subs are already paid for; nothing more you could really do other than avoid the site for a week.

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    4 months ago

    This boycott needs to extend for weeks. We can’t let corporations dictate our ways our life without reminding them they’re nothing without us.

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    4 months ago

    If anyone needs more reasons to boycott Amazon:

    Continuing this pattern, our employers signed a contract called Project Nimbus to sell dangerous technology to the Israeli military and government. This contract was signed the same week that the Israeli military attacked Palestinians in the Gaza Strip – killing nearly 250 people, including more than 60 children. The technology our companies have contracted to build will make the systematic discrimination and displacement carried out by the Israeli military and government even crueler and deadlier for Palestinians.

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/12/google-amazon-workers-condemn-project-nimbus-israeli-military-contract

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/what-is-project-nimbus-and-why-are-google-workers-protesting-israel-deal