Get bent. You moralizing keyboard pseudo-activitist.
Why are you out right now on a picket line? Why are you wasting time on a forum, instead of helping the homeless? Why aren’t you…
this was the last straw? it wasn’t workers peeing in bottles, or businesses being displaced to build warehouse, or tax avoidance?
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
This is the best reply to some smug fart-sniffing “oh THAT’s why you etc etc but WHY NOT OTHER THINGS?!” bullshit I’ve ever read.
triclops6@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Their points are still valid, being smug doesn’t erase that. And your being an aggressive cunt about it doesn’t further the conversation, it just entrenches people.
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
So being a smug self-important douche doesn’t entrench people, but calling out their smugness in a manner that you deem too aggressive does?
Got it.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
You’re an internet poet. I want you there whenever I read these bullshit grandstanding keyboard activist posts.
triclops6@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Pretty sure I recognized their smugness, but sure i f you want you’re both divisive.
Learn from it or don’t.
themajesticdodo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just shut the fuck up and keep giving shitty corporations your money.
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Glancing at your comment history makes it pretty obvious that typing out angry comments is the only respite you have from a life where you feel worthless and lack the ability to take control enough to get out of your pit of despair. Normally, I’d take pity, but I genuinely think the world will get slightly better when you finally stroke out while hammering out yet another mean spirited and pointless comment that adds nothing of value, just like you.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Damn. Delicious.
toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m a full time activist actually lol, ive been protesting with picket signs for years around the country
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I travel the country doing woke anti-racist training in blue states, and based anti-reverse racism training in red states.
blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 1 year ago
Have fun purchasing ethical power, food, textiles and electronics unless you're already rich working at a non fortune-500 company lol.
toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
i already do actually, been vegan for years, how about you?
blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 1 year ago
Very nice! I try to be as green as possible. Mostly due to being poor more than anything else lol.
Can't even remember the last time I've had a classic slab of red meat that wasn't ground already lol. Chicken is so much cheaper. I'm happy to report that dairy will be carbon neutral in the USA by 2050 too. Not separating calves from mom is becoming more and more popular too!
Szymon@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Those all impact others. Nobody gives a shit about others. This impacts them, which is the only thing that matters to pretty much everyone. Look out for #1.
vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 1 year ago
Yeah, not sure how it took this to get people to finally cancel.
triclops6@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
It was those things for me, I cancelled Prime years ago and never buy from Amazon (I will browse however and reach out to the seller via their own website)
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 year ago
Shall we take a closer look at the brands you wear and the phone/computer(s) you own?
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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Anomalous_Llama@lemmy.world 1 year ago
While hilarious I think the guy was making a fair enough point lol
Though we can all do better of course.
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Please lord, don’t let chat bubble strawmen be the rest of my life. Amen.
garretble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s far easier to just not use Amazon than it is to not own a phone or computer.
Yes, it sucks there are no good options to buy an “ethical” phone, but phones are basically a necessity. Instead of shopping from Amazon you can shop from tons of other places.
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 year ago
This is the same thing people say to those who shop at Walmart - it’s not always a choice. Amazon has run out digital and brick and mortar shops alike. Sometimes someone needs something in 2-4 days and there is literally no other way to get it. I know as a parent I try my best but when you have screaming toddlers and no sleep, yeah, I’m just going to buy that third replacement sippy cup off Amazon sometimes lol
blivet@artemis.camp 1 year ago
Yeah, I try to buy stuff from brick and mortar stores. I figure that even if it’s a big box store at least there are actual employees who work there who live in my area.
But I can’t even find the kind of underwear I like at any physical store near me. Even online, Amazon seems to be the only place that stocks it.
The same goes for the style of light jacket that I prefer. I’ve spent months looking everywhere, and the only place I found even an approximation of what I want is Amazon.
I’ve noticed that even in big box stores nowadays the selection is pretty limited. You see a wall of racks full of the same item.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I went to Home Depot store looking for some (admittedly kinda weird) hardware and after browsing around for a while the store associate told me to buy it on Amazon.
themajesticdodo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh god. You’re one of those people who act like raising kids wasn’t possible without all the modern luxuries. You’d have failed as a parent 30 years ago.
Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Actually there are. Look up Fairphone and Shiftphone
NOPper@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As someone who recently tried the Fairphone 4 out to replace an absolutely dying OnePlus 5 I’ve had for years as well as the guy who uses open source everything/advocates for the same - It’s not a mainstream option at all yet. If they could decouple the software from the hardware better maybe people would be willing to deal with the bugs but eOS and Lineage, while awesome projects I support, don’t play with many “secure” apps at all due to how Google decided to lock them down and that alone is a deal breaker for anyone working where you need access to say…Outlook. Banking apps can have issues (depending on the bank) which while maybe easy to work around for you and I is a huge pain in the ass for most folks who just want their phone to work. Having to jump through hoops to get the Play store on there in the first place is not going to work for anyone who isn’t fully committed to the de-Googled experience. F-Droid is the first thing I install on a new phone but there’s no way it’s going to be my only portal to apps I need.
They are certainly meeting their own set goals, and the hardware while bulky doesn’t feel cheap or anything, so that’s great. I really love how easy it would be to replace most of the phone if/when broken, and the commitment to fair labor practices and control of the supply chain is tremendously commendable. But for a tool most humans rely on for day to day life, the honest truth is neither project is quite there yet to be adopted in the mainstream.
If it sounds like I’m shitting on either of these companies that isn’t my intent at all. I’m following the progress with FP5 and really look forward to seeing the ideas set here grow if they can.
toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
ah yes, the contrarian absolutist here. i don’t wear brands unless they’re second hand, i use the cheapest electronics to suit my needs & use them til they break. i make an EFFORT to reduce consumption & about large corporations when i can, what the fuck are you doing to help?
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 year ago
That’s not what I am doing.
My point is you make carve outs for yourself but somehow everyone else is terrible. That’s the point. Nuance exists. I agree you can’t do everything.
You are picking and choosing when to be absolutist and when nuance is allowed.
toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
it’s common sense that Amazon is destroying the economy, but keep licking bezos’ butt