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• bss03@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Using your wallet doesn’t have to be political.

  Voting is, by definition, political. It is a common part of several different methods of resolving coordination problems (i.e. politics).

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No, voting is only political if it’s part of a political process. Everyone in a group voting what kind of pizza to order isn’t political, and it can merely be informative (e.g. the person ordering the pizza could pick something else). Voting is only political when it involves government.

    “Voting with your wallet” a metaphor. It just means changing your shopping habits so a company loses revenue, usually due to a recent change. Maybe it’s a policy you don’t like, or maybe it’s a drop in quality or something. It’s usually not a political act, though it can occasionally impact political policy (e.g. if the boycott is in response to a political change that involves the target company).

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    • bss03@infosec.pub ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Everyone in a group voting what kind of pizza to order isn’t political

      Yes, it literally is. That’s what politics is: how we control group behavior.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No, politics is specifically concerned with government. Any other use is generally a metaphor for government, like “office politics.” Voting on what food to get for dinner isn’t “politics,” neither is boycotting a store for treating their employees poorly.

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