Amazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.

[melvin_ferd@lemmy.world]

Guys I'm going to take a picture of myself holding up a sign saying that Amazon are racist oligarchs and I'm going to post it online

[Guest]

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Yes, this isn't the best way to harm Amazon, but small, targeted boycotts can drive change. And I bet, if you try living without Amazon for a week, you'll find replacements and it'll be easier to move away from them long-term

[lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com]

Not saying you should.
The fact remains, though, you're already investing it in real estate in an all-eggs-in-one-basket situation & inflation is real.
Real estate still has some risk compared to low-risk assets that appreciate: do you remember any recent real estate crashes?

Investment accounts are generally insured (against things going missing) up to high limits, and you can split them up to fit in those limits.

If it all goes to shit, practically none of it will be worth much anyway.
If armageddon doesn't come to pass, you'll be stuck with some property, livestock, crops, so not all bad.

[crikeste@lemm.ee]

‘It’s also kind of ick too” Jesus Christ

Refusing to buy things is one of the few ways we have to protest businesses. Your whole comment reeks of naivety, similar to people to who have never read history and believe in peaceful revolution. lol

[roguetrick@lemmy.world]

Be nice if these sort of things linked to a committee that actually proposed a strategy.

[olhonestjim@lemmy.world]

Yep, seems the safer gamble to me. At least I'll be happier than renting.

[Guest]

Late to the party but my subscription is officially cancelled in a couple days.

[slvrdrgn@lemmy.world]

You and me both my friend.

[slvrdrgn@lemmy.world]

And I bet, if you try living without Amazon for a week, you’ll find replacements and it’ll be easier to move away from them long-term

Exactly.

[thefriar@lemm.ee]

Right? One week of not buying things from Amazon is fucking nothing. They’ve proven over and over that they’re evil and should be boycotted. Do people seriously buy something every week from Amazon? That’s like addiction shit.

Just stop buying from Amazon. I reached that tipping point like twelve horrific things ago. If you’re still using it, you’re just kind of a bad person with zero self control.

[slvrdrgn@lemmy.world]

It's never easy to go cold turkey. It's much easier to create lasting change after first trying things in smaller doses.

[holistic@lemmy.world]

Honestly its just too easy to entirely cut them out of your life, coming from a heavy user previously. Alexas are gone. Prime canceled. Chase card closed. It was tough for one day, but now I feel great knowing I am not contributing to my own disenfranchisement. Also, saving lots of money after killing my consumption addiction.

I highly recommend it!

[halfsalesman@lemm.ee]

This is too weak and virtue oriented.

That said, I guess its better than nothing. Focusing on promoting alternatives however would probably be a little more effective. Amazon has a lot of weird niche products that I've struggled to find else where from trust-able sellers.

[dkc@lemmy.world]

I appreciate your feedback. Moving more local is definitely a goal. I buy a lot of specialized books which I can’t find at small bookshops so I tend to gravitate to larger companies.

All that being said, I’m going to downvote your comment because I can find no credible sources that supports your claim that Amazon owns Barnes & Nobel. I’d be happy to change my mind if you provide sources, but I dislike misinformation.

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

I've been boycotting Amazon since the days when they were an ugly data grabbing bookstore and I'll happily go on until the end of time.

[flisty@mstdn.social]

@dkc @telegrammarian it's owned by Elliott Management https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/96873-five-years-in-at-barnes-noble-james-daunt-says-he-s-not-done-yet.html

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

Reddit is fucking dead, nowadays. You can't seriously call that "living". Ok, braindead at least

[red_october@lemmy.world]

I live in a small town in Alaska, more than 300 miles from the nearest decently sized city. It's been more than two years since I've given Amazon a single dime. You'll manage if you care enough to try.

[Guest]

Amazon.com could shut down at any point and Bezos wouldn't lose anything really. Most of the web runs on Amazon web services. You don't have to buy anything from them. If you're online, you're their product.

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

I haven't bought a single TV in my whole life and I haven't missed anything important. Whenever I am somewhere where there's a TV and I've got nothing better to do or I'm just curious I zap through the channels whithout finding anything remotely interesting or entertaining 99% of the time. I really wonder what people want with these ad-infested, annoying trashcans. Aren't you dumb enough, yet? Try heavy drinking. Preferrably methanol or break fluid...