I seen too many internet forums saying that if you don’t boycott X, Y, and Z, then you’re a “terrible person”. What do you think about that?
I dont Judge unless the person actively talks about hating that thing. For example if someone is constantly going on about how they big tech and they havent even made a single step towards moving away then yeah im going to judge. Stand by your morals.
I know someone who is always going on about how bad fast fashion is and she buys all her clothes from Shien to wear a few times. Like come on you cant expect your words to hold any weight when you say one thing and do another. I’d never say I support gay people’s rights then give money to a gay people rights crushing machine.
I judge people for many things, like all people do.
They say only God can judge me, and she seems to be okay with those people doing those things, so who am I to judge?
A people, that’s who.
Only if they do something really crazy like willingly using Microsoft Teams.
Yeah, but to a lesser degree.
Well, no, not everyone is equally informed to begin with. And you can’t make such a blanket statement as “if you don’t live like I do you’re a terrible person”, reality is nuanced, always.
However , I will judge the hell out of them and add them to my mental lists of People Who Do This Or That. But no, they’re not necessarily terrible persons
Yes, but generally not really harshly. I just assume they don’t know any better or don’t have the determination to live up to their ideals.
Unless of course they genuinely are awful people, but in that event, there are signs far more relevant than merely not sharing my boycotts.
Yeah, for instance, I have not shopped at Walmart in, I think, six years, and so when I have met people who shop at Walmart, I’m just like, okay, I guess something’s going on that means that you have to shop at Walmart. Sucks for you, but hopefully you will choose not to shop at Walmart in the future when you can.
I think people should boycott entities that they feel deserve it, but only to the extent that their financial situation warrants it. For example, I try to not buy from Amazon. I think everyone should do this, but I have the luxury of being able to afford paying more for the same thing bought elsewhere. Some people don’t, and that’s OK.
Excellent answer and example (Screw amazooon–they basically put a rent on books)
I live on an island in Alaska, so my Amazon alternatives are usually Walmart, maybe Target… not a lot of others. If I can buy direct from the company I will, but a lot of times Amazon is the only real option (and no option to buy local).
Yep some people don’t have a lot of other options.
I agree with this. I would also add that sometimes time / convenience is a factor. I’ve a friend who orders from Amazon because she’s disabled; I’ve another friend who has three kids and she’s doing her online shopping for back-to-school late at night because that’s literally the only free time she has to do it and all the stores are closed.
I try not to judge people unless they meet certain conditions.
For example, they’re well known public people like politicians or other celebrities.
Or I’ve observed them do something that I believe they must know is wrong if they are able to think rationally. (That category catches most people who argue with me online.)
But for buying something being boycotted, there’s a good chance they are unaware.
Sometimes. If somebody claims to be a gay ally, but then eats at Chick-fil-A and shops at Target or Hobby Lobby, they’re not really being an ally. You’ve gotta put your money where your mouth is if you want any change in this world. Stop giving money to people that hate you.
Pretty clear you don’t actually understand anything about Chik-fil-A other than the things your chosen talking heads tell you
Chick fila a and hobby lobby for sure
Target will get a bit of leeway from me.
The other two are run by people who have actively funneled money towards shit like conversion therapy
Target, unless I’ve missed something, just kind of pulled their DEI initiatives, so while they’re not doing anything to make the situation better for LGBTQ people, they’re not trying to actively make shit worse for them either.
Also nothing chick fila a or hobby lobby sells is particularly essential, you don’t need craft supplies and fast food. Target at least sells basic essentials like clothes, groceries, medications, etc. and sometimes they’re the only or most affordable place in town to get those things, so I can’t exactly begrudge people for shopping there for those things unless I know there’s a better alternative.
If you can, you shouldn’t shop at target of course, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
I mean, Walmart is far worse than Target. People shit on Target now because they used to take a stand and then suddenly bailed like cowards. Walmart was born in evil, molded by it.
literally hitler! seriously though its an individual choice but all the same I see lines at chik fila and just think of pigs gathering for slop. So its basically a data point. The more someone knows you the less likely it matters.
It’s one thing if they’re ignorant of the company they’re supporting but it they are knowingly supporting a morally bankrupt organization I judge them haaaard
The new Tesla model Y seems pretty great but I judge their drivers harshly. 100% of the people who drive one saw the nazi salute and still chose to buy a new car from him. If it weren’t for Elon ruining everything he touches I would really want one. I judge cybertruck drivers too but not as harshly, many of them bought it before we knew he was a nazi and they just have terrible taste in cars.
Only if consumption is conspicuous… like big concerts purchased via a parasite monopoly or their scalpers.
If they know better and there is no legit difficulty in not buying it then yes.
There is no reason why you would have to buy Coca Cola, McDonalds or other trashfood supporting genocide. There is no reason why you would have to buy Israeli anything. There is no reason why you would have to buy brands a Reebok or pay for Microsoft games.
Your employer forcing you to use Microsofot for work is a different matter.
If you do nonetheless, where you have no need to, you are choosing to support genocide and that makes you a terrible person and in a just world you would have to face criminal charges for it and have your money taken away to compensate the victims.
As the other commenter mentioned “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” if you choose to boycott Reebok and instead purchase Nike you are instead “supporting” Uyghur Muslim slave labor. If instead of supporting McDonald’s you go to subway you are “supporting” Russias illegal war in Ukraine.
If you want to boycott the causes that are most important to you that’s great but thinking people should face criminal charges for being apathetic amongst a minefield of shit companies is ludicrous
As i said, where it is possible.
You loose 0 life quality by not buying trashfood. If you think that having the hottest fashion sneakers and trainers is more important than the literal life of other people, society should have an interest in locking you up. And obviously all the C-Levels that organize and commit these crimes should be locked up and have all their criminally hoarded wealth taken away.
The few things I’m not buying out of principle are such that I wouldn’t even know if someone else bought it or not. But no, I don’t care. There’s nothing I’m not buying because I think the company that produces it is literally Hitler.
