A bunch of Amazon drivers would be out of work. Amazon stores would suffer. Amazon workers would suffer. Jeff Bezos wouldn't be affected.
This is why we have to be careful with boycotts.
This is why we have to be careful with boycotts.
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What would happen if we all stopped shopping thru Amazon for a few months. I know it is not convenient but it would definitely be noticed. Democracy is not a convenience, it is what used to make America great
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/05/how-amazon-web-services-makes-money-estimated-margins-by-service.html
If Amazon went away entirely, he’d still be worth hundreds of billions while thousands of people would lose their jobs or livelihoods.
I have cancelled Wapo. I no longer consider them credible and cannot support them. That is I agree, not the same with Amazon.
I'm still trying to figure out the better option. But I would say that putting money to support independent media is the most important thing we can do right now.
If we don't do something everyone except a handful of Oligarchs is going to have any kind of life worth living.
Literally nothing will hurt the broligarchy, so we just keep feeding them?
That doesn't feel right either.
Ideally, after x amount of time the boycotted company would bend to pressure.
Unfortunately, we live in a time where Jeff could probably ride it out or get a govt contract to cover his losses.
He is evil.
Over 30% of web services are Aws.
I’d also like to point out that if you can’t get enough people to vote, you’re never going to get enough to discommode themselves to make a difference.
Boycotts and strikes work when they are focussed, highly targeted, and involve motivated participation.
They’re that rich.
Boycotts might be a blunt tool but it's the only tool many people feel that they have.
I've deleted my Twitter/X account, shopping much less on Amazon, changed my search engine from Google to Ecosia, & there's more to do.
What positive "collective impact" is there?
https://teamster.org/2024/07/teamsters-lawmakers-demand-amazon-stop-illegal-union-busting/
I'm boycotting all nazi sympathizers.
How does that help?
I don't expect that to happen but if it did somebody or many somebodies will fill the gap and employ the workers
You can't boycott billionaires without removing your retirement money from the stock market.
Blood money is NOT wealth.
The stupidest thing America did was permit retirement funds to be invested in the stock market controlled by fkn billionaires.