Do you judge people for buying stuff that you're boycotting?
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It depends, If say it was JK Rowling that she is 100% public amount wanting to harm trans people (including trans kids) including using her money to fund that. Then Yes I wouldn't like it, If it's just something minor then probably not, Depends how close to home it comes really but I rather educate than through hate.
It's 2025, if someone is still giving money to Rowling I just assume they value children's stories about wizards over trans people's lives.
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Context matters quite a bit here. Not all boycots are created equal.
I used to be the guy who wandered into Target every other week to get one thing and left with an $150 cart full of junk I didn't plan on buying. I joined the boycotting over their DEI policy shift. I wouldn't judge someone for continuing to shop there. Though I would encourage them to spend less. I view that boycott as an important lesson in respecting all stakeholders and not bending the knee to authoritarianism, but hardly an existential crisis for anyone or anything but Target.
I'm not sure if I'm technically boycotting Tesla because I've never done any business with them. However, it's my firm conviction that someone who buys a Tesla today, is a piece of shit. Someone who knowingly invests in Tesla is a piece of shit. If they're someone I continue to interact with after that they're very likely to hear about it.
Tesla, in my opinion, is complicit in everything Elon does. It has proactively financed, and propagandized oppression and undermined democracy and the functioning of a government that is supposed to serve and represent me. Anyone who buys a Tesla today is also complicit.
I work downtown in my city for the state government. I usually see at lest 1 tesla per day if not more parked downtown. I'm excited when I see one that's dirty because I can wet my fingertip and wipe dirt away in the shape of, "Fuck Tesla and Fuck Elon."
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Everyone saw that Hitler salute in 2024. There wasn't a person on the planet who didn't see that. I highly distrust anyone driving around in a 2025 Tesla, the new ones with the knockoff versions of the Lucid light bars. Creepy AF to see, especially in a theoretically "progressive" area. Salute aside, he's an enemy to just about everyone on the planet for multiple reasons.
At least we know now.
Ugh, I just really don't want another ICE car. I like the Lightning and the SilvErado but I can't justify spending 70k. Would be great if another car company had an affordable option for an AWD car or crossover with 300+ miles range.
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I seen too many internet forums saying that if you don't boycott X, Y, and Z, then you're a "terrible person". What do you think about that?
I’m fine if they eat chicken fill a or buying a Cyber Truck, if they spend the same amount of time (using minimum wage as a scale) on community: mentoring trans kids, feeding homeless people, building shelter, changing diapers for the elderly, etc.
IMO if you do community service full time for a couple of years it grants you an entitlement for a douchebag car.
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I’m fine if they eat chicken fill a or buying a Cyber Truck, if they spend the same amount of time (using minimum wage as a scale) on community: mentoring trans kids, feeding homeless people, building shelter, changing diapers for the elderly, etc.
IMO if you do community service full time for a couple of years it grants you an entitlement for a douchebag car.
Who the fuck are you to gatekeep me spending the money I earned?
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Oh I bet the wealthy love it when the working class are at other's throats over what brands they should boycott.
The very OP is likely a think tank meme designed to keep us arguing, and it's working great because a fucktonne of lemmings feel they have the right to decide how I spend my money
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Nah, there's already enough to try and keep up with no need to add to the pile. If its friends I might just comment why I dont. I wouldn't expect them to change though if they didnt care.
fucking disgusting I had to scroll down half the page to get a reasonable response
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Sometimes. If somebody claims to be a gay ally, but then eats at Chick-fil-A and shops at Target or Hobby Lobby, they’re not really being an ally. You’ve gotta put your money where your mouth is if you want any change in this world. Stop giving money to people that hate you.
Pretty clear you don't actually understand anything about Chik-fil-A other than the things your chosen talking heads tell you
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I seen too many internet forums saying that if you don't boycott X, Y, and Z, then you're a "terrible person". What do you think about that?
Yes, but only silently
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I’m fine if they eat chicken fill a or buying a Cyber Truck, if they spend the same amount of time (using minimum wage as a scale) on community: mentoring trans kids, feeding homeless people, building shelter, changing diapers for the elderly, etc.
IMO if you do community service full time for a couple of years it grants you an entitlement for a douchebag car.
That’s not a douchebag car. It’s a statement akin to throwing a fucking sieg heil on Liberty Avenue.
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Who the fuck are you to gatekeep me spending the money I earned?
That's not what gatekeeping is
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That's not what gatekeeping is
wrote last edited by [email protected]They're saying no one should be allowed to buy a product without also spending time and money compensating for the company owner's bigotry. That's exactly gatekeeping.
If that's the case you owe a fucktonne of money and service for all the Intel processors you've used seeing as Intel built the math machines that optimized the murder of Jews during the holocaust
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They're saying no one should be allowed to buy a product without also spending time and money compensating for the company owner's bigotry. That's exactly gatekeeping.
If that's the case you owe a fucktonne of money and service for all the Intel processors you've used seeing as Intel built the math machines that optimized the murder of Jews during the holocaust
That's not gatekeeping, that's being judgemental about how others spend their time.
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I seen too many internet forums saying that if you don't boycott X, Y, and Z, then you're a "terrible person". What do you think about that?
It depends. The problem with purity tests is that you're never 100% pure. It's why even vegans hate vegans: you can never be vegan enough.
I try not to judge, but I would judge if a friend, for example, bought a diesel truck with no use for it, or a cybertruck in general. That's doing actual, active damage, at the expense of you as a person, why are you doing it? -
I seen too many internet forums saying that if you don't boycott X, Y, and Z, then you're a "terrible person". What do you think about that?
If they're doing it out of ignorance, I'd tell them what's wrong with X and let them decide for themselves.
If they're doing it out of necessity, I'd help them look for viable alternatives, and leave them alone if there are none.
If they're doing it out of support for X after I specifically told them why X is bad, then yeah I'd judge for a bit, then leave them alone.
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Ugh, I just really don't want another ICE car. I like the Lightning and the SilvErado but I can't justify spending 70k. Would be great if another car company had an affordable option for an AWD car or crossover with 300+ miles range.
You can get an ioniq 5 2025 with 318 2wd or 290 AWD. But they are more expensive due to Trump's tariffs and rebates that he clawed back.
