Amazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.
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Oh please, that's not even close to what I said. I just don't want them to cancel a show I like and you're all acting like I'm swinging from Bezos' dick. You're all rabid.
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Id rather just forever boycott anything bezos related.
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How do you get people who can't see themselves boycotting indefinitely? You get them used to it by getting them on board to boycott for a fixed length of time. Ideally, as they warm up to the idea, you get them to boycott for longer.
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Haven’t used Amazon for 1.5 years already
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I guess it’s a good thing that I’ve always been a minimalist. These things don’t really impact me. I very rarely buy stuff.
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I personally haven't bought anything from Amazon for years now (or really anywhere online, I think maybe 8 things in the past year?), issue is even within the last week I've spent hundreds if not thousands on AWS through work... Sure it's not me paying, but it's also pretty hard for me to not to given they have such a monopoly
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Eh, still better than Amazon.
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Hmm, that's about how often I shop there. Accidental boycott I guess?
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Definitely boycott Walmart. They’ve been horrible a lot longer than Amazon. I haven’t purchased from Walmart in a decade and a half and I see no reason to stop now.
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True, but 7 days isn’t enough time for that. I’ve gone weeks between purchasing the kinds of things Amazon delivers, so it’d just be normal. 2+ months is probably better. Especially if those months are Nov & Dec.
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Yep. I live in the middle of nowhere, I'm not gonna start shopping at Walmart to give up amazon. Walmart was absolute shit first
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Much of the province of Québec is already boycotting them since January, after they closed all their warehouses here to prevent them from unionizing.
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Some people can't even handle a 1-day boycott. I think you're overestimating the average person's tolerance for discomfort.
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Me too, 2010ish though. I wish I could figure out how to boycott AWS. As an aged developer with a little bit of influence, I've steered plenty of clients, employers, peers, and juniors away, but I still use the internet. There's no detaching from that.
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That warehouse disaster was horrible. Those poor souls. May they rest in peace.
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We have a lot more to atone for than the orange Nazi but thanks for the vote of faith
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Practice makes perfect, but this better viewed as steps to cutting them out of our lives and not just nudging them to stop supporting facism, destroying workers and our planet.
The need us. We don't need them.
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This is off topic, but as a new developer (about to graduate) I'm having a tough time envisioning places to work. Ideally once I get enough experience I can be more choosy (non profit work is my goal) in the meantime I need experience.
Based on what you can infer about me from being on Lemmy in this thread, do you have any advice for a new developer in regards to fun or ethical work?
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Absolutely, and thanks for asking. Also, congrats! I'd recommend looking at credit unions (US/Canada) and higher ed. Both are non-profits and good stepping stones. Either can be a career if you don't want a 'stepping stone.' Depending on how altruistic you want to be, you can find either that serve underserved communities. CUs pay better, but are more corporate and demanding. Higher ed doesn't pay as well, but is more layed back if you can ignore politics, which there is a ridiculous amount of. I worked at HBCU (US) for a long time, and it was pretty great. Depending on where you are, it's usually pretty easy to find an open spot at either.
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This is great and all, but here's a bonus challenge: don't use Amazon ever fucking again!
Do it and you're cool!! Even though I haven't used it in awhile, I have the app downloaded. I'm going to uninstall it as soon as I post this comment.
