A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans.
WTF do people think a one day boycott going to accomplish?
A hell of a lot more than nothing. They’re starting with one day, and then increasing the number of days in subsequent boycotts
We consider it a pulse check on our representatives.
I guess a little more than nothing is infinitely more than nothing; that’s just marketing though. If you’re just deferring purchases or making purchases in advance it’s not actually having an impact.
I personally feel sustained targeted boycotting is going to be more impactful than a general consumption strike.
If it accomplishes nothing people will get discouraged, which is actually less than nothing.
I really don’t think it will.
It’s a shot across the bow. It gets people organizing and coordinating. Once people start working together on something, you can then direct that and focus long term on a boycott of, say Amazon.