Love that this pops up every once in a while and like 3% of the US population gets to feel like consumer heroes for a day. How about making a permanent change to your habits and advocating for long term change? Cancel your subscriptions, start using FOSS alternatives. One day does nothing. - ThreadSky

yari420.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Love that this pops up every once in a while and like 3% of the US population gets to feel like consumer heroes for a day. How about making a permanent change to your habits and advocating for long term change? Cancel your subscriptions, start using FOSS alternatives. One day does nothing.

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tamerella.bsky.social•6 days ago

It worked for the bud light weirdos

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

They outright boycotted it and very vocally, it was not a one-day action.

tamerella.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don’t know where your reading that - mine all say support your small business

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

I was directly responding to "it worked for the bud light weirdos", in the post you replied to I was responding to a one day blackout. How else should I read "it" here?

empressgems.bsky.social•6 days ago

Please provide the alternatives, thanks

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

though it seems like you're not asking this earnestly, here's something I found with a quick web search that looks like a good jumping off point: https://ethical.net/resources/?resource-category=email-services
If you are serious about making a change, just start looking for replacements where you can. Again, happy to help you.

empressgems.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thank you

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

Happy to help, what are you looking for?

chrisneo.bsky.social•6 days ago

I completely stopped shopping at Target & Walmart, I go to Ulta, Albertsons, Petsmart, Bestbuy, Costco to get what I need.

lqinga.bsky.social•5 days ago

Most of the people in my circle have also been boycotting, have switched stores that they support, have tried to use cash more often etc. This blackout feels more like an act of solidarity but I’m hoping everyone is making meaningful long term changes as well.

yari420.bsky.social•5 days ago

okay, that's great for you and your group. The messaging here should focus instead on long-term change if that is the goal.

lqinga.bsky.social•5 days ago

Unfortunately, there are so many different ones of these being posted that some of the long-term boycotts that have been advertised, I understand your concern. Maybe using our platforms to support this one day boycott while also sharing information about others would be more effective.

dharmah.bsky.social•5 days ago

Every day we vote with our wallet, we use a credit card, we are making Visa and MasterCard, etc. wealthy. Each choice is a vote! Look at Tesla: stock is way down across Europe. The Swastikars are boycotted. Down in US too! Canada May tariff 100%!!!

dharmah.bsky.social•5 days ago

It’s both. There’s a schedule and various different weeklong boycotts. People also are encouraged to make these choices permanent.

mamadev.bsky.social•6 days ago

One day does make a difference, just look at Election day! Many , myself included, have completely boycotted large Corporate offenders as well! This is a way for a large portion of the population to share in a victory ❤️

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yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

One day doesn't make a difference if you go back to the status quo on the next, it has to be a sustained and permanent change. I have seen this exact boycott advertised many times and what effective change has it created? I think it just makes people feel warm inside but requires no commitment.

verncarson.com•4 days ago

Americans do not know how to change that rapidly. Gotta edge em first. Being aware of psychology when managing social endeavors is kind of a big deal.

yari420.bsky.social•4 days ago

You're speaking to a psychologist with specialization in organizational motivation, and I think you'd be far more successful if you didn't insult the intelligence of the people you're trying to motivate.

verncarson.com•4 days ago

It's funny that you jumped to "insulting their intelligence" when the reality is gratification stunted by capitalism.

oursnottoreasonwhy.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s easy to team up 3 billionaires but extremely difficult to team up billions of people. They know it and we know it.

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

So that’s how that works - you build the habits needed to make bigger change by doing smaller things. Doing it for a day is training. It gives people an attainable way to participate which prepares them to do something more. Other people organizing in imperfect ways is STILL building power.

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

then that should be more explicit in the messaging, otherwise it just reads as "fight the power by not shopping from Amazon for just today!" No alternatives are given, no long term action is even recommended, how would you expect to build any momentum that way?

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

I do think that very literally the people who’ve done this will now be more receptive to being told to do something bigger. Empowering people to take small actions increases the likelihood that they will take bigger ones but ultimately we don’t know what will happen

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

and that is why I am saying this is ultimately a pointless action, if you do not have a clear outcome or even a way of measuring success then what is the point? This is hoping that by priming people who are already receptive to such things, it will lead to them changing independently?

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ah well I’m sure that this is organized by some random people who for sure aren’t perfect. Ive been trying to make replies to add on and suggest ideas that I feel like are missing (like build economic power locally/ seek to stop depending on corporations for survival etc)

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

that's good, I think the best way to contribute is by directly engaging with people and helping them to find alternatives. That was the initial intent of my reply.

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’m giving you this advice because you clearly have really good ideas and I would hate for your good ideas to fall on deaf ears. I’m glad that you’re trying to expand people’s political range and I hope you are successful with each act you take.

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

Just saying “oh this is dumb” shits people down rather than making them want to do more which (it seems to me) is your goal.

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

When you see people actually TRYING to make a difference, it’s much more effective to say “hey cool that you’re doing this have u considered also doing this” than to be like “this is pointless”

gabijak.bsky.social•6 days ago

That’s awesome and I agree with you. I can tell you that as someone who was scrolling by, I wouldn’t have been receptive to your suggestions because of how critical and negative your post was.

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

I hear you and appreciate your feedback, but I am not a fan of tone policing. If I think something is dumb I am going to say it.

thetickart.bsky.social•6 days ago

You don’t just jump into the deep end of the pool. You learn to swim. For many people, NOT JUST YOU, it’s very hard to start any new habits. This is a start for the whole country with more planned days

alchemyrising.bsky.social•6 days ago

💯

yari420.bsky.social•6 days ago

Way to miss the point completely, I don't understand why you're arguing with me here. Sure it's hard to start new habits but is that not a reason to start? I said advocate for long term change, that means making an effort over time, not drop everything today.

thetickart.bsky.social•5 days ago

Didn’t miss the point. This is a start of a long term change. They aren’t dropping things cold turkey. They just aren’t shopping at big corps. They will put there money in family owned businesses. This is literally a slow start for a long term. It starts with one step.

yari420.bsky.social•5 days ago

What do you think my argument is and why do you disagree with it

thetickart.bsky.social•5 days ago

But I wouldn’t say disagree with your argument. I disagree with you thinking this will be just “a single day and will do nothing”

thetickart.bsky.social•5 days ago

You’re trying to say that Americans are going to do this for a day. But there are many more days planned. Hence this is Americas slow start. Most of those people have already cancelled subscriptions Individually. But these days of no real purchases will show up on those corps money cards.

yari420.bsky.social•5 days ago

One day will not even be a blip in financial reporting, I promise you that. If this does compound and actually lead to greater change then that is a good thing, I am just not confident that it will based on the history of similar blackouts. I think stronger messaging would go further than this.

mrsdridge.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is what I've been doing since November. My habits have changed drastically in just a few months, and by avoiding major retailers, I've actually saved money by avoiding impulse purchases.

foxintoxx.bsky.social•6 days ago

You guys are like the diametric opposite of french people and that’s why you get the opposite results .

thetickart.bsky.social•5 days ago

You know how hard it is to change brainwashed Americans to do the right thing? To understand the rights and wrongs? They literally have to get shot in the foot to see the problem. This is still a huge step for many Americans. People want to use the French but that was centuries ago compared to today

foxintoxx.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don’t give a fuck .

thetickart.bsky.social•5 days ago

Peace brother. 🤘🏾

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