It’s a start. Just boycotting for a week, while a small drop, serves two purposes. First (assuming it registers), it’s a warning shot to the powers that be saying, “We are asking politely that you pick our side. We will get less polite.” Second, it gets people who would otherwise not resist more comfortable with it. Just as with evil, if one can go from A to B then B to C because C is not much more than B, the same incremental approach can be used for pro-social behaviors, too. In other words, not buying from Amazon for a week makes it easier to talk to friends about resisting, which makes it easier to go to a march, which makes it easier to…so on and so forth.
That said, I doubt that this will have much of an effect on Amazon or the other powers that be. If it registers, it will be a small blip. With continued action, that blip will grow.
If a lot of people do it, it could have a bigger impact than all 1000 of us or however many who are on a permanent boycott. You have to meet people where they are at and give them the next step in the process.
Do you have a habitat re-store close? They are a thrift store for house shit.
Also, if you have an ace hardware, they are a co-op. Helps keep money in your community. Mine started giving me local pricing once they figured out I live a few blocks over. Just wish they had more.
No buying from Amazon for a week 💀
Everyone should blacklist that filth.
Every step counts. I’d rather 1 person ditch Amazon for a week than 10 people do nothing because they don’t think 1 week is enough.
Okay, but I’ve bought one item in the last five years on a throwaway account. It’s trivial to drop them.
We’re so doomed if people think not buying from Amazon for a week is brave and strong.
All efforts, great and small.
It’s a start. Just boycotting for a week, while a small drop, serves two purposes. First (assuming it registers), it’s a warning shot to the powers that be saying, “We are asking politely that you pick our side. We will get less polite.” Second, it gets people who would otherwise not resist more comfortable with it. Just as with evil, if one can go from A to B then B to C because C is not much more than B, the same incremental approach can be used for pro-social behaviors, too. In other words, not buying from Amazon for a week makes it easier to talk to friends about resisting, which makes it easier to go to a march, which makes it easier to…so on and so forth.
That said, I doubt that this will have much of an effect on Amazon or the other powers that be. If it registers, it will be a small blip. With continued action, that blip will grow.
If a lot of people do it, it could have a bigger impact than all 1000 of us or however many who are on a permanent boycott. You have to meet people where they are at and give them the next step in the process.
Cancelled my prime earlier this month. Surprised how little I’ve needed it since
How much stuff do you usually order online that you’re surprised by that?
I own a home, so fairly often. My local hardware store died a couple years ago, so it’s been a game of what’s cheaper, Lowe’s, Home Depot, or Amazon.
Do you have a habitat re-store close? They are a thrift store for house shit.
Also, if you have an ace hardware, they are a co-op. Helps keep money in your community. Mine started giving me local pricing once they figured out I live a few blocks over. Just wish they had more.