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I know the feeling... I'm going through the same right now.
The worst part about it all is that we can "vote with our wallet" all we want, it doesn't change much if we all have to work for the same companies we're trying to boycott. Our labor does way more for them than our individual purchases.
I've said for years people need to vote with their paycheck, but we're getting fucking crushed and there's few choices left.
I remember literally getting into an argument with an corporate AT&T employee on reddit after the reveal of Room 641A. I argued that their labor was directly allowing this kind of shenanigans to happen, and if they really had a problem with it like they said, they needed to find a different job.
Back then things were still good enough that sort of thing might have made a difference. We're all under The Boot now.
Also “voting with your wallet” only works if you have enough money to make the choice regardless of whether or not those choices exist. I’d love to buy Canadian made products crafted by small businesses for everything I do but sometimes I just can’t afford it. Sometimes I’ll just not buy the thing, of course, but other times it can’t be avoided.
Conservatives will shit all over someone for complaining and then not “putting their money where their mouth is” but if you buy anything other than the cheapest shit you’re “irresponsible and shouldn’t complain about low wages if you’re gunna buy a brandname bag of chips”. It’s so exhausting.
Absolutely. Lots of people are in poverty and literally cannot afford to vote with their wallet anymore.
Further, the whole "no ethical consumption under capitalism" thing. Once in a while someone just needs something comforting and their individual act of purchase alone isn't enough to say they're the problem. Especially if they're not spending money on such things at such places very often.
At some level we still need to allow people some small comforts, even if those small comforts come at a social cost. The social cost of being in complete discomfort and not being able to relax is pretty high in comparison to the social cost of a single purchase.