Actual hot take incoming to spice things up: I think calling to boycott the new wizard game was dumb liberal politics. Boycotting never works and never does anything, you're just wasting your energy. I didn't play the game because it was mid as fuck. All in all I think way too many people wasted too much of their energy being mad at the dumb game.
As much as I hate the term virtue signalling... the boycott was virtue signalling. Does no material impact for trans people or their struggles, but it makes you feel good about yourself and gave you a reason to feel smug towards others.
Again, boycotting just plain fucking doesn't work. Never has, never will. It's better to spend your energy building actual organizations dedicated to trans rights or whatever is the issue.
I thin Hasan's take is pretty good here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8HRX-8x0eU
Or, just, I dunno, make whatever consumer choices you think fit both your means and politics best and don't try to police other people trying to do the same because that's always going to be a game where nobody wins.
Also it's just a fucking video game, it's not the same as I dunno going to southeast asia for child sex tourism.
And considering how evil companies are, is the money going to JK Rowling from the game sale going to way more evil than the 30% cut Xbox gives to Microsoft? Microsoft works with the US military. It was as if this was the only game that evil people profited on
genuine hot take. it's demonstrably untrue that boycotting never works (in situations where the bulk of consumers of a product or service can be organized as a bloc it certainly does), but i agree that the attention given to it was disproportionate to the harm it actually represents and the benefits of focusing on it.
It wasn't a boycott. It was asking people not to buy it. At least that's all I've ever asked anyone. Like sure, we can't make enough of a difference to stop them from making a sequel or whatever. But we can just show solidarity to our trans and Jewish friends and family. It wasn't a huge ask.
yeah, this was very much not a boycott as much as trans people saying "hey, maybe don't buy this since the money goes directly to an antisemitic transphobe" and cis people having meltdowns about that.
Actual hot take incoming to spice things up: I think calling to boycott the new wizard game was dumb liberal politics. Boycotting never works and never does anything, you're just wasting your energy. I didn't play the game because it was mid as fuck. All in all I think way too many people wasted too much of their energy being mad at the dumb game.
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Children breadtuber hasan consumers and the adults separated themselves during this time.
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I dont know I dont watch Hasan, protesting Harry Potter game doesnt do anything
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Oh i dont like streamers, my fault for not knowing though
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i think its reasonable to boycott it, but you shouldnt put so much energy into defending the boycott. kind of a waste of time.
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As much as I hate the term virtue signalling... the boycott was virtue signalling. Does no material impact for trans people or their struggles, but it makes you feel good about yourself and gave you a reason to feel smug towards others.
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Again, boycotting just plain fucking doesn't work. Never has, never will. It's better to spend your energy building actual organizations dedicated to trans rights or whatever is the issue.
I thin Hasan's take is pretty good here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8HRX-8x0eU
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Agreed, someone should have firebombed Warner Bros. corporate office instead /s
I also believe there is no ethical consumption under un capitalismo!! Buy buy buy! (treats por all)
Or, just, I dunno, make whatever consumer choices you think fit both your means and politics best and don't try to police other people trying to do the same because that's always going to be a game where nobody wins.
Also it's just a fucking video game, it's not the same as I dunno going to southeast asia for child sex tourism.
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And considering how evil companies are, is the money going to JK Rowling from the game sale going to way more evil than the 30% cut Xbox gives to Microsoft? Microsoft works with the US military. It was as if this was the only game that evil people profited on
genuine hot take. it's demonstrably untrue that boycotting never works (in situations where the bulk of consumers of a product or service can be organized as a bloc it certainly does), but i agree that the attention given to it was disproportionate to the harm it actually represents and the benefits of focusing on it.
It wasn't a boycott. It was asking people not to buy it. At least that's all I've ever asked anyone. Like sure, we can't make enough of a difference to stop them from making a sequel or whatever. But we can just show solidarity to our trans and Jewish friends and family. It wasn't a huge ask.
yeah, this was very much not a boycott as much as trans people saying "hey, maybe don't buy this since the money goes directly to an antisemitic transphobe" and cis people having meltdowns about that.