• eltrain123@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It does work like that. You vote with your dollars. If you buy these companies’ products, you confirm they made the right decision.

    If enough people abandon their products, they change the model or die.

    What you say you like and what your dollars say you like are 2 different things. The sooner people realize this the faster things will improve. But, if people are unwilling to avoid buying products from bad companies, things will get worse. Welcome to capitalism.

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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately you’re not quite right with this one. As an individual, me choosing not to buy a new Samsung TV which has ads on the menu isn’t going to directly effect the sales and/or profit of the model to any measurable significant margin. Especially if I was going to buy LG anyway.

      If the entire population was able to communicate as one hive mind and apply your utopian strategy it would work, but unfortunately its exceptionally difficult to convince that amount of people.

      This is the exact same concept and difficulty behind battling climate change (not buying and doing things which hurt the environment)

      Yes I agree capitalism is … Well… Capitalism 🤣

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        1 year ago

        You don’t have to be a hive mind to make a difference. Everyone gets one vote (or one bank account) to make things better or worse, even if it is only a very small amount. You can contribute to the society you want or the society that is convenient. Sometimes you have to sacrifice comfort (or entertainment) to influence the things you want society to be. If enough people agree, things get better. If you are just removed about how you are being taken advantage of but willingly allow it to happen… c’est la vie…

        Society is a collection of individuals. If enough people buy into the “1 person can’t change things” then everyone makes things worse a little but at a time. Buy what you want, vote how you want, but you are making things better or worse with every choice you make.