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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE (text.npr.org)
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In Portland, Ore., Brittany Trahan started buying DVDs rather than paying for Netflix and Apple TV, while Lisa Shannon has been relying on public transit instead of taking an Uber. And in McDonough, Ga., Brian Seymour II has been embracing the cold to shop locally instead of buying through Amazon.

They're among a growing number of Americans participating in a boycott this month, targeting tech companies who, they believe, are not doing enough to stand up against President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown.

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[–] 55 points 9 months ago (10 children)

Participating in a boycott this month? You should be doing all that stuff period.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

    Nah shop Amazon when it costs them money. As in, you know you are buying at or below cost.

    I just bought a few things from Amazon, cheaper than any competition to begin with, but also used the last of my Amazon rewards balance.

    Then put everything on a 0% interest offer and religiously pay the minimum until the last bill, and pay it all off then. Just don't forget.

    Use them when it benefits you significantly more than it benefits them.

    I have been buying a hell of a lot more stuff on eBay, Newegg, B&H, etc lately. And most of the cheap consumer junk that I would buy on Amazon is even cheaper on AliExpress if I'm willing to wait a little longer.

    I was kinda pissed when I bought a reasonably priced commodity on eBay and it was delivered in Amazon packaging by an Amazon truck, though.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I was kinda pissed when I bought a reasonably priced commodity on eBay and it was delivered in Amazon packaging by an Amazon truck, though.

    I've noticed this too, if the same thing's slightly more on eBay it's probably someone ordering it for you on Amazon and pocketing the difference

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Theres like 80% of the population that still actively shop at Target and Amazon Prime. People buy from Whole Foods instead of the small "mom and pop" European market on the corner.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I have not been to Target or shopped at Amazon since end of 2024. It was surprising that those 2 habits were the two easiest to correct. If people only knew how easy it is... Deleting Facebook was easy too.

    DeGoogling is very hard. I'm still working on it but the progress has made a huge dent in the amount of new personal info available for them to sell, or so I hope. It's useful to start a list of accounts with emails you need to change and just block YouTube from phone.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    It's marketing, my friend.

    Just inconvenience yourself for this month for the greater good.

    Ohh month's already up... he that wasn't that bad was it, maybe keep going?

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