boycotts need to be sustained to be effective, not a one-day affair that makes you feel good but accomplishes nothing. unless you can take a real sizable chunk out their earnings, you're just a gnat that can be swatted away without thought. - ThreadSky

self.agency • 2 days ago

boycotts need to be sustained to be effective, not a one-day affair that makes you feel good but accomplishes nothing. unless you can take a real sizable chunk out their earnings, you're just a gnat that can be swatted away without thought.

Reposted from Gallifreyan Jedi

a one day boycott could serve as a demonstration that a bunch of folks are unhappy with the current circumstances, which is useful, but it's important to understand that it doesn't actually harm or encumber the capitalist system at all, and therefore cannot serve as a leverage point to force action

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queenaelhsa.bsky.social•2 days ago

Every movement starts with day 1. My day 1 was Target rolling back DEI. I decided I wouldn’t go anymore AND We’d greatly reduce our overall spending. Many people have done the same.

self.agency•2 days ago

but this isn't being promoted as "day one" it's being promoted as "one day"

queenaelhsa.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’ve read several things promoting it as the first of many. And most people participating are already doing something. You don’t have to participate, but I wouldn’t knock the protest right now.

self.agency•2 days ago

fair enough

elishevashanes.bsky.social•2 days ago

I do think the original promoter has planned several other future actions. But none of it is particularly well communicated, especially to young people.

We did our chain supermarket shabbos shopping last night rather than today so we could participate, but the whole doesn't feel very effective

queenaelhsa.bsky.social•2 days ago

Young people seem to be very into it on my little side! There is lot of criticism from people who aren’t organizing anything. I ignore that. Every bit counts.

cleveremi.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’ve been thinking of it as a practice run

pinkoteddy.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think this is the most helpful aspect- getting a lot of people who are out of the habit to participate in mass actions.

cleveremi.bsky.social•2 days ago

So many people have done *nothing* before, and for them the first step needs to be do-able

largesseadultson.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yeah I don’t think it’ll be effective but I don’t mind

My biggest critique is that there will be absolutely no way to know if it has any impact at all. The null hypothesis is “it will have no measurable impact”

cleveremi.bsky.social•2 days ago

It may not do anything, but I hope that it does enough that people notice. I doubt it will impact the bottom lines of the big companies, like at all. But, maybe it will be enough of a blip to make people consider that action can make actual change. It's the babiest step, but where else do we start?

largesseadultson.bsky.social•2 days ago

Which, for people who feel like they’re “doing something”, could be counterproductively discouraging. But for all I know it could be energizing, e.g. “ok that was a bust have to push harder”

pinkoteddy.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’m curious how to measure the impact of it. (I assume some quick stats that could estimate the spending drop vs similar days, but I’m thinking more about what spending to measure and whether the right slice is even tracked.) There’s now a counter-boycott telling Trumpers to spend more today, too.

self.agency•2 days ago

that's the problem with a one-day action. it's just a blip that won't really show a significant impact on a quarterly earnings report, which is what is needed.

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•2 days ago

Its about getting people to start participating in action against corporations. Baby steps.

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•2 days ago

I took the opportunity to cancel Amazon Prime membership, which I have had for 15 years.

emberendr.bsky.social•1 day ago

Any action that can grow political conciousness and ability to organize in the working class is a positive step... let's see if the americans can take another

butcherjimbo.bsky.social•2 days ago

As lower working class, I don't have the luxury to make it a single day. My main expenses are rent and bills. every day I'm conscious about what I'm spending my money on and where it's going from there. I behave like this fiscally 24/7 365, or I'm homeless. It all ties to economic privilege.

r-ida.bsky.social•1 day ago

it’s a start. that’s not nothing

cbird35.bsky.social•2 days ago

You must start somewhere

kawon-zil.bsky.social•2 days ago

Shop at charity shops. They need you.

self.agency•2 days ago

salvation army funds anti-gay and anti-abortion lobbying. goodwill doesn't pay a living wage to its employees while its ceo takes home $1M.

kawon-zil.bsky.social•2 days ago

I agree! I never shop those. But we have great resale shops here that are run by our family shelter service and Habitat for Humanity, as well as small privately run shops.

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•2 days ago

I am, I can get things like cups and plates there, instead of buying new. Better for the environment.

jtdc.bsky.social•1 day ago

I believe they're trying to get people to condition themselves to increased action, rather than this be a single, one day only, event..

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