With the Amazon boycott starting I think it's important to understand what we CAN accomplish this week, cause I would be stunned if this hit Amazon hard enough to get their attention. So here are 3 potential wins... - ThreadSky

joshthelibromancer.bsky.social • 6 days ago

With the Amazon boycott starting I think it's important to understand what we CAN accomplish this week, cause I would be stunned if this hit Amazon hard enough to get their attention. So here are 3 potential wins...

Reposted from Josh Cook

Some thoughts for folks looking to participate in the March 7-14 boycott of Amazon.

1. Start researching alternatives now. There are, of course, many things that are impossible to find elsewhere, but probably fewer things than you think! (E.g. many libraries let you take out tools!)...

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pringlesitalia.bsky.social•5 days ago

NYC has https://thelocavore.com/ guide. Would be great to see similar aggregators pop up in other metro areas.

glshadejo.bsky.social•6 days ago

Boycott Amazon forever if you can- Jeffy Bezos didn’t deserve any of your money

joshthelibromancer.bsky.social•6 days ago

1. Media coverage of any kind. Things seem to be shifting a bit, but we still need to make many more Americans aware of how bad things are right now AND the role Amazon & other businesses played in making it so bad...

aaronradney.bsky.social•5 days ago

As to the media coverage...

joshthelibromancer.bsky.social•6 days ago

2. Building your own skills, strategies, etc. If you can cut Amazon for a week. Maybe next time you can cut it out for 2. If you know how, you can help friends & family members. If you build forward we can reach a point where Bezos notices...

joshthelibromancer.bsky.social•6 days ago

3. Studies have shown that shifting as little as 10% of your shopping from national chains to local businesses does incredible good. Can you find 10% of your spending you can permanently shift. It may not stop Amz from doing bad, but it can really help local businesses do good...

brigidbarryme.bsky.social•6 days ago

I ordered directly from the company instead of through Amazon. For the exact same price and still free shipping.

joshthelibromancer.bsky.social•6 days ago

The thing is...we are unlikely to see any impact right away, but that's kind of the nature of building community and pushing for justice. Radical goals achieved through many small, often hard to see, acts & victories that accumulate into a just world.

danilsage.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’ve been checking stocks every day and the down slope of Amazon, target and Tesla is amazing compared to the up slope of Costco.

anacorn.bsky.social•5 days ago

These boycotts & protests, etc. are like practice runs. We don't have enough people yet to make the kind of impact we need, but we can learn what's the most effective & get better organized so we're ready for when more people join the resistance. Plus all that other good stuff you mentioned.

lizzierobillard.bsky.social•5 days ago

Our family has boycotted Amazon since 2020. We live in a big city and have a car so it’s easy to avoid Amazon. Maybe my little boycott didn’t take them down but I’ve certainly spent way more money locally than I would have if I hadn’t cancelled my account.

asadorianmasters.bsky.social•5 days ago

And don't shop at whole foods!

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