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Cake day: July 20th, 2023

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  • I have seen several threads now on this subject here in Lemmy recently and the number of people who are against it is disappointing. Years ago my wife and I decided to let our Prime membership lapse and to no longer buy from Amazon. I mentioned this on Reddit and the responses were similar to what I’m seeing on here now in regards to this boycott.

    “That’s not going to do anything”

    However, in the past seven years, instead of buying from Amazon, we have sought out small businesses and put money into local businesses when we can. That’s money Amazon does not have from us. Think about what the average American spends on goods from Amazon each year. If more people did this instead of naysaying then the economic impact would be much better.

    So to those of you wanting to participate tomorrow, I applaud you. Be the change you want to see in the world. Money is all these greedy parasites know and if we can collectively stand up, one small step at a time, then the impact will be huge.

    To the naysayers, either you’re a bot or have nothing to contribute to the cause because I don’t see any organizing from you. Find a positive way to contribute or shut the fuck up.