Be nice if these sort of things linked to a committee that actually proposed a strategy.
Or how about you just stop buying from that cancerous blight on our society altogether?
I mostly shop on eBay now. Way better anyway.
I really liked ebay like 20 years ago. Now at least here, it’s just for people dropshipping stuff or sell stuff super overpriced. Like more expensive than new. It’s such a weird place.
LOL Totally not a scumbag Omidyar company
Haven’t bought almost anything from Amazon in decades. No subscriptions or fire sticks either. I think Jeff Bezos got like 13 $ from me. Ever. Period.
There have always been better or just as good deals elsewhere (i.e. eBay). And I think that people do not realize that more than 50% of offered stuff can be obtained CHEAPER when bought directly from the seller/producer.
Just write an eMail and… off you go.
One thing Amazon is better at (at least here in Germany) is free shipping. But seeing how that is a least partially responsible for creating a cutthroat delivery market, where companies contract out delivery work to barely self-employed drivers for barely any money, paying for shipping doesn’t seem like a bad idea (even though I know the drivers won’t really see any of that money in the end)
I find this to be rather healthy sacrifice attitude. You pay a few cents more, but the world gets that one micron more normal than it was a second ago. Works for me.
Dude, same. It’s been about ten years since my wife and I stopped buying from amazon. Never have I had a problem finding the things I need on eBay or Craigslist or straight from the seller.
Just order some new headphones directly from Lenovo that were the exact price as on amazon and even had free two day shipping and don’t require me to have an account. Great, no issues.
For other things, people for the love of god please buy used and local as much as you can. I live in a smaller town and can find soooooo much shit locally. Not everything but I’d say most everyday things!
I avoid them as much as possible purely because their in-house logistics company recently started doing their deliveries here instead of DHL, and they are absolutely terrible. Delivery times range from 7 AM to 9 PM and they just leave the package in front of your door without even ringing the doorbell
as much as possible
Americans are great at mental gymnastics and making excuses to get out of things when it becomes slightly inconvenient or requires effort.
That’s why you lose and keep losing.There’s always a cost to convenience, but many are not paying attention.
many are not paying attention
Deliberately sticking your head in the sand for some profit or convenience is not the same.
That’s an excuse.
Corporations don’t react as much as you’d think to 1 week interruptions in revenue numbers unfortunately as they are beholden to shareholders and shareholders react to quarterly earnings report. To truly send a message it would need to boycott from Q1 to Q2, basically Jan-April or even May.
I’m in.
Just stop using them entirely. Delete your account. It’s not that hard.
Someone recently gave me a voucher for them. A few minutes later I mentioned my intention to boycott them indefinitely – awkward.
Anyway, I used it up (since it’s essentially lend money to them) and closed my account after.
Hey I’m participating for a few years now and I didn’t even know it.
Remember to send them an email and let them know you’re boycotting them. They don’t have to know how long you’ve been doing it.
It’s* time to disrupt
That fuck… I was so confused with the title for a second.
100% on board.
LOL, I’m boycotting Amazon since 2007, at least. Good luck!
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, and peers away, but I still use the internet. There’s no detaching from that.
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?
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 laid back if you can ignore politics, which there is a ridiculous amount of. I worked at a 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.
Thanks for taking the time to respond I appreciate it.
Can someone just make an iCal that I can subscribe to? Can’t keep all these boycotts straight
How about an anti-Honey plug in that reminds you not to order when you’re trying to check out.
Great Idea.
Perhaps call it something like:
BeeOff/BuzzOff: A play on “bee/buzz” similar to Honey, but with a focus on avoiding (off) certain products.
BoycottBee: Directly stating its purpose as a boycott tool.
Avoidify: Emphasizes the idea of avoiding certain products or brands.
BlanketBan: Suggests a comprehensive avoidance or ban.
NectarNone: Opposite of honey nectar, focusing on avoiding products.
ProtestPal: A friendly companion for those who want to make a statement by boycotting certain products.
SentryShop: Acts as a guardian or sentry while shopping, warning against certain products.
Ethico: Emphasizes ethical consumption by avoiding certain brands or products.
NoGo: Simple and direct, signaling products to avoid.
BlockBuy: Directly blocks purchases of unwanted products.
SanctionShop: Implies a personal sanction or restriction on certain products.
ProtestPulse: A tool that keeps the pulse of your protest or boycott efforts.
Avoida: A playful name emphasizing avoidance.
EDIT: I wonder, alongside a potential plug-in, what if someone created a federated platform or website that tracked the protests, boycotts, etc.?
It would allow Fediverse users to be able to follow the protests/boycotts.
You’re hired!
You had me at BuzzOff!
Way ahead. I deleted my Amazon 😉
Yes do all of your purchases on the 6th and then on the 15th that’ll really show them!!!
Fucking stupid …
I week long boycott will do nothing. If that is the most you are prepared to inconvenience yourself to send a message, then just give up now.
Sounds like an excuse to not get started.
It sounds like a call to avoid symbolic action and take meaningful action instead, to me.
I don’t think advocating people do nothing while vaguely gesturing at doing more while offering no alternatives or next steps is meaningful action.
I don’t think what you describe is meaningful action either.
Do I understand that you agree the proposed “blackout” is symbolic, and that you wish there were something more meaningful being proposed; or are you defending the blackout as meaningful itself? Do you agree with the criticism of the blackout’s being symbolic, but want to go along with it despite its lack of meaning (or perhaps better stated, lack of effect)?
For my part, I’d be much more pleased with the idea of the blackout if I could be convinced that it would have useful results, and would generally be in favor of so-called “meaningful action.” This blackout wouldn’t effect me either way since I’ve already given up amazon and google stuff almost entirely except what I need for work. I just need to know what the meaningful next step would be.
If we were to assume that everyone would just wait until the 15th to do all their amazon orders that they waited a week for then I would agree it’s symbolic.
For many, this will be what happens, but for some, they will find an alternative. Then maybe in the future they chose that alternative too. It’s about gradual progress towards better alternatives. For you, maybe finding ways to make your work less reliant on those things would help. Or if that’s not possible maybe working somewhere else that doesn’t make you sacrifice your values.
As an example, one person choosing to educate themselves on animal welfare might not have much effect today, or tomorrow, or even next week. But after years, even small changes can mean the elimination of suffering for dozens or hundreds of lives.
Agreed. Better to make it a month or two. This gives you time to find replacement companies and then hopefully never return to Amazon.
Or just stop using them entirely, right now, because the only service they have an uncontested lead in is, ironically, audiobooks.
I know, I know. You might have to physically go to a store. The HORROR.
If these measures are not enough; please suggest some more for us to take.
Don’t let “perfect” be the enemy of “good”.
Hard disagree. If you ask people to make a temporary change that still feels achievable, they’re more likely to at least give it a shot, and many of those people will spend some time considering alternatives. Once the week is up, some people may even choose to continue boycotting Amazon, or at least reduce their spending there.
Amazon is just so convenient, it’s hard to say no. If I need new socks, I can press one button and somebody brings it to my front door in a couple hours at a cheap price. Alternative? Order them somewhere else online and get them in a week or drive 20 minutes, deal with parking + crowds to get them a couple dollars more expensive.
It’s a crap situation but I understand how Amazon got so big.
I said in another comment yesterday that Amazon is the most affordable option in my high COL area and provides the most variety. Especially groceries when I don’t have time to go grocery shopping. Not to mention, I get 5% cash back on my Amazon credit card. With inflation how it is, I’m not giving it up, and I do not feel bad for it.
Is it really that bad to order things somewhere else? I live in Germany and never buy on Amazon and most things take one to three days to be delivered to me.
In the US, you can get Walmart and Target delivered to you in 3 days for a lot of stuff, but I’m not sure if ordering from them is much more ethical than Amazon.
Amazombies ain’t gonna do that. bezos has them hooked in their guts
Amazon monopolized china reselling industry
Just avoid everything GAFAM. They were already capitalist bitches, now they’re fascist capitalist bitches.
You added another descriptive word. They fucking felt that comrade. They won’t recover this time
Found the guy who didn’t vote lol. Keep being a little bitch, meanwhile we’ll keep fighting for you, loser. https://stacker.com/stories/business-economy/major-boycotts-changed-history
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You had to Google that instead of just telling me.
You think this is a “major boycott” like any of those. Ok. I’ll come back the day after and check. Every year there are 4 or 5 of these. Remember the one where everyone showed up at a some fucked off port and blocked trucks but didn’t have any plan when the trucks didn’t stop
what a whiny bitch you are lol
