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I'm sorry, next time we start a movement we'll be sure to send you a detailed plan step by step dumb proof, sorry for trying to get people onto even acknowledging an issue and making people realise that they are not alone
Thank you, that would be a good step in the right direction so we can coordinate together.
BTW, I think it's more of a call to arms to boycott companies that follow these practices, as a step one. Other steps might be more similar to how one fights fascist regimes.
if us lefties could only jump over the hurdle of choosing the exact flavour before doing anything. there are more than enough people on the left side of the middle to achieve real change. but we are too caught up fighting minor differences.
fasci, on the other hand, need nothing in common, except an indistinct hatred for random people. the german fascists didn't like religion at all, but officially worked with the christian church. still they rallied behind a religious symbol and would have died holding it up...
meanwhile we are arguing if even having a symbol is worthwhile
Are you not familiar with Louis Rossman? I think this "change your pfp to clippy" thing is dumb as hell too, and I'm upset that this is the thing from him that broke into the "mainstream".
He's been championing right to repair, boycotting shit companies, documenting corporate bait and switches for years. He started and runs consumerrights.wiki, to document companies pulling shit like pushing out an update to smart TVs that blocks you from continuing to use them unless you agree to let them harvest your data. And ways to work around it. Trying to hold these fuckers accountable.
Only a few weeks ago he put up a $5000 bounty for anyone that could jailbreak a specific smarthome product that is trying to get owners to now pay $100 a year to keep running.
Again, I loathe this clippy bullshit, but "it's not enough" applies to the people doing it, not the guy who started it. There is a movement, this is just so far the only part of it to hit mainstream.
Louis Rossman's cool, pure virtue signaling is less so.