I thought about what you said some, and I think it’s not that we’re doomed.
These companies are making a concerted effort (with multiple modes of attack and hundreds or thousands of variables taken into account) that is multi-pronged and in lock step with all the other corps in order to prevent people from leaving. Because it’s basically the same no matter what platform you switch to.
So what it takes isn’t just “quit buying [X thing]” and teach these companies a lesson. It won’t be one singular action by millions or billions of people that makes that change. It’s got to be multiple actions done by the majority working together in order to make the kinds of changes we’re asking for.
Anyone saying “just do this one thing and that will show them” is underestimating just how organized and streamlined the system we are working against is.
It will never be one thing. Large problems never are one thing.
If we all stopped buying said product or one company’s products tomorrow they would switch it up (by doing market research and lobbying and incentive programs and so on) in order to find a new line and continue their upward trajectory. It won’t just be a new ad campaign or a new cheaper alternative product or more features or whatever. It will be all of those things and more.
So what we really need is to brainstorm some dynamic angles to attack this from and do all of those at the same time.
I thought about what you said some, and I think it’s not that we’re doomed.
These companies are making a concerted effort (with multiple modes of attack and hundreds or thousands of variables taken into account) that is multi-pronged and in lock step with all the other corps in order to prevent people from leaving. Because it’s basically the same no matter what platform you switch to.
So what it takes isn’t just “quit buying [X thing]” and teach these companies a lesson. It won’t be one singular action by millions or billions of people that makes that change. It’s got to be multiple actions done by the majority working together in order to make the kinds of changes we’re asking for.
Anyone saying “just do this one thing and that will show them” is underestimating just how organized and streamlined the system we are working against is.
It will never be one thing. Large problems never are one thing.
If we all stopped buying said product or one company’s products tomorrow they would switch it up (by doing market research and lobbying and incentive programs and so on) in order to find a new line and continue their upward trajectory. It won’t just be a new ad campaign or a new cheaper alternative product or more features or whatever. It will be all of those things and more.
So what we really need is to brainstorm some dynamic angles to attack this from and do all of those at the same time.