I hate capitalism so much.
"Oh this brand is particularly bad, I'll switch to this brand"
"Oh they're owned by the same company...that also owns everything else I ever have or ever will purchase"
Voting with your wallet is the dumbest concept. We need to organize.
boycotts are a useful tool in concert with an organized social formation (like BDS or a striking union) but can be ultimately counterproductive on their own:
In short, a strong belief that ethical consumption will lead to ethical practices is not warranted – purchasing as voting is a weak feedback mechanism at best and there are other actors who are able to influence the system. The danger, however, comes in believing that this mechanism can make substantial political change. Ethical consumption gives the individual the illusion of contributing to progress; of “doing their part” by making purchasing decisions. This illusion can detract, and probably has detracted, from trying to put forward an avowedly political agenda that seeks to mobilise people collectively to make the changes they support. Instead, it individualises ethics, it individualises politics and it reaffirms us as consumers rather than citizens – it is a part of the profit-maximising, pathologically-externalising neoliberal market system that has caused many of the problems ethical consumerism seeks to alleviate, rather than being an alternative.
That's why I pursued a career at the dick sucking factory instead
Singer (the sewing machine company) made avionics components for the US Air Force.
How can my kombucha and pickles ever recover? Should I just throw them away?
Watching the NBA Finals right now...guess that explains how they're able to afford the naming rights to the Nuggets' arena. I honestly didn't even realize it was that Ball until I saw this post and then noticed their logo on the court (it doesn't exactly stand out).
most of their revenue still comes from royalties from the indie film One Man One Jar they produced.
