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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Maybe it's time for people to start submitting Opinion pieces detailing how we can use the free market to make companies regret discontinuing their DEI programs or Pride merchandise, or telling how bodily autonomy and control over one's reproductive equipment is a central pillar of personal liberty.

Editing to add: in the event your submission is rejected, consider adding an opener such as: "This article was rejected by The Washington Post despite meeting their criteria of focus on the free market (or personal liberty)." And then submitting it to one or several of their competitors. Even the ones that aren't any better, pitting their competitive instincts against their conservativism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Your mistake is assuming that these people actually care about "free" "markets", "personal liberty", etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Oh I still think it would be interesting to try, and once rejected send the items to their competitors with the prompt "rejected by WaPo despite being about the topics they claim to support." After all, I can only cancel my subscription once, but making sure others are aware of this enshittification might lead them to cancel theirs as well. Whether it's by my item being published or by sparking a followup story by a competitor doesn't matter to me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

You're right, it's time. Apes together strong.