I don’t disagree. I disagree with the idea that it’s 90% the fault of the consumer.
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the_q@lemmy.world 11 months agoAnyone who supports a company knowing how they conduct their business causes harm etc, is complicit. Once that information is learned a choice has to be made.
Jyek@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
the_q@lemmy.world 11 months ago
How is it not? We’re all to blame.
Jyek@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
The consumer is 90% to blame for the actions of an international corporation who have analyzed and manipulated their target demographic? If it were a relationship you’d be victim blaming. If I hit you for being stupid, is it your fault because you were stupid or is it my fault for thinking hitting you was a solution?
the_q@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh geeze… Ok, bud. You’re right. You’re the smartest. Nice work.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 11 months ago
That only works if there’s meaningful competition. With megabrands like Nestle who make 1/4 of the grocery store, or game publishers like Ubisoft who receive 1/4 of the industry’s revenue any kind of boycott is dead before it begins.
In a society with a functioning government, megabrands who abuse their neighbors and/or customers would be hit with significant fines and be heavily regulated out of the bad behaviors, but the US hadn’t had a government interested in helping the common person for over half a century