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So far my list includes Comcast, EA, and Nestle. Tell me yours, and I'll help out.

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[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 143 points 1 year ago

Amazon, SpaceX, TwitterX, TeslaX, Uber, Nestlé, Google, Micro$oft

[-] pensa@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why SpaceX? I hate Musk and do not support any of his other... anythings. However, rocket go zoom then land without boom is fun to watch. I am genuinely curious why SpaceX is bad.

I completely agree about everything else you mentioned.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

However, rocket go zoom then land without boom is fun to watch.

Yeah, Musk is a true innovater by having them blow up the concrete launchpad on launch instead...

The government got more money from the patents NASA got then it cost to fund NASA. Privatizing space hurts everyone except the rich asshole who gets the parents.

[-] pensa@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For fucks sake.

I clearly said I do not like musk. I even went as far as saying I hate him but still that's the first place you went. What the fuck?

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[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

why SpaceX is bad.

For example they "decorated" our night sky with thousands of their satellites. Never asked permission. Astronomers around the globe are pissed because their work & results gets worse. Other people who own satellites are pissed because they don't behave up there.

[-] pensa@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

I have read about the interference with astronomy and am not for it. It didn't occur to me when I asked.

Thanks for answering my question.

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[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Private companies have no business being in space. It sets a dangerous precedent for the future.

Any good publicity for SpaceX is ultimately good publicity for Musk, who's made himself the face of that company too.

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[-] forrgott@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Really? "Yeah, boycott that jerk!! But not the silly rockets, I like em!"

Uh, no. Just, no.

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[-] TotalFat@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

TesLax, the luxury laxative for your wallet

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[-] WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi 70 points 1 year ago
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[-] Gigan@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago

DeBeers, Blackrock, Exxon, Disney.

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[-] Vex@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 year ago

DuPont, source of our microplastic nightmare

[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

And 3M. They both dumped a shit ton of PFAS/PFOA into the ground at every one of their factories around the world.

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 45 points 1 year ago

Autism Speaks. It has a pro-eugenics mindset, so you'd think everyone would be boycotting it, right? Nope, in fact it's partnered with the Jim Henson company.

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[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

AT&T and basically all of the major US banks

[-] bootloop@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Bayer-Monsanto, John Deere, Nestle

[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

United HealthCare

Oh wait, you CAN'T boycott them. The ultimate monopoly.

[-] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Microsoft, although regulators sure as fuck help them make that impossible

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[-] detalferous@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago

Ticketmaster

[-] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 31 points 1 year ago

Meta, Fox Corporation/News Corp, X

[-] Perfide@reddthat.com 28 points 1 year ago

As far as which companies "deserve" it, it would be quicker to list the ones that don't.

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[-] keyez@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Comcast / Xfinity. Have been forced to use their services for years until a viable alternative arrived in my neighborhood, paid $110 a month for internet to be down at least 2 days a month when my wife and I both work from home. All calls and tickets and emails were met with "you're not using out router and we don't see issues on our side, sounds like a you problem".

Almost left for ancient Century Link pipe when internet was out for 17 hours one day, called 3 times and finally got a competent person on the line not saying the above. Instead said they had done maintenance in my neighborhood and when they sent someone out to look at the uplink it was magically working again. Filed for a service refund thing since it was way below the promised availability and I had to reschedule meetings because my hotspot was slow and they gave me a $1.35 refund to my $110 bill that month.

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[-] stewie3128@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago

Most of them, but I'm just tired.

[-] Mrderisant@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago
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[-] Femcowboy@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

Bro name one that doesn't deserve it.

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[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago
  • Facebook
  • Apple
  • All of the defence contractors
  • Every telecom I've ever used apart from EE and Giffgaff
  • YouTube
  • Any website that tries to circumvent privacy rules with fuckery
  • Governments like the UK that insist prohition is a better alternative to harm reduction but continue to profit from poisons like alcohol.
  • Any company that makes devices with proprietary interfaces e.g. WiFi printers, BT routers, Apple in general, Tesla, battery power tool manufacturers.
  • The list goes on...
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[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm sure I'm formatting this wrong, but..

/c/fucknestle

Edit: trying this out... !fucknestle@lemmy.world

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Every auto maker lobbying against right to repair and every phone maker who remotely accesses people's phones.

[-] KidsTryThisAtHome@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

In this thread:

Let's boycott the gaming company that we disagree with! Also I guess that company that's using literal child slavery for their chocolate. Quite the disconnect here, I don't think the people making Mario games deserve the same punishment as the people buying up all of the housing market because they can in order to rent out said houses to the same people who were originally trying to buy them

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[-] janus2@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago

all of them but alas we live in a society

[-] landflucht@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

Tobacco and oil companies. All of them.

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[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

What's a company that doesnt deserve to be boycotted?

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

All the major meat producers. And fast food chains.

There's been so much publicized in recent years about their treatment of animals, their lobbying efforts, how they treat their employees, how they're ruining the environment, how they fix prices and force farmers to "get on board" or else. It's really bad but we don't care so much because it's hidden beyond our periphery.

I know no one wants to be told to reduce or complicate doing the things that bring you joy, but reducing your meat consumption and shopping at local producers is something we could all take small steps every year towards doing.

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[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Vanguard, BlackRock, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Twitter/X, any company owned by Elon Musk, pretty much every Big Tech company, Disney, almost any media company, as well as every major bank.

[-] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Why Vanguard? They primarily offer passive index fund investments at very low costs and are owned by people that have invested in any of their mutual funds. Before Vanguard, the average investor would get screwed by financial advisors who would skim a large portion of investments.

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[-] Mister_Rogers@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here's my list that I avoid if and where I can. As with everything, things are nuanced and complex, and it's not like every company I personally boycott is outright bad or good all around. I wasn't going to write down the reasoning for each and every one, but ask away if you want to know about the reasoning behind particular ones. I'll also note, this is 100% not in any order (other than as they came to mind), it was time consuming enough making this vs. ranking them all!

Disney
EA
Volkswagen
Tesla
BMW
Audi
NVIDIA
Nintendo
Google
Apple
Facebook
Shell
Microsoft
X
Discord
Reddit
Old Spice
Costco
Netflix
Spotify
Nestle
Toyota
Tencent
Blizzard
Uber
DuPont
Fountain Tire
Walmart
Boeing
Brave
Princess
Moxies Group
Hewlett Packard

On the flip side, companies that while not perfect, I think overall are doing good things that I try to support when I can (if only with word of mouth in some cases):

Valve
Framework
Firefox
Pine64
Raspberry Pi
Hyundai
Lucid
System 76
A&W
Trail Tire
Plex
Amanita Games
iBroadcast
Volvo
Napa
Fairphone

There's probably more I'm missing, I'm a pretty strong believer that companies rule most of the western world and that if individuals want the world to meaningfully improve, we have to vote with our wallets as diligently as we vote at the polling stations.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hyundai

Get the fuck outta here putting them in the good category. They got rid of immobilizers which led to thousands and thousands of cars getting stolen - mine included. Then when my car was recovered, the repairs took 5 weeks and they told me to pound sand when I brought up how the remote start THEY installed when I bought it didn't work anymore.

You should really include your reasons instead of waiting for people to ask. I just reread your list and it seems extremely arbitrary

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[-] TheOgreChef@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

At least half of these are the “Why he say fuck me for!?” meme. Costco actually treats their employees well, has razor thin margins, keeps profits low to maximize value, and pays living wages. Also, $1.50 hotdogs in 2023 is bordering on insanity as far as value is concerned.

I also have no idea how you truly avoid all of these without living like Ted Kaczynski.

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