Re:The human cost of the Kindle
by macspoofing on Saturday June 09, 2018 @11:10PM
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>The idea you can vote with your dollars is bullshit
It's not. You're just annoyed noone is 'voting' with you.
I think the idea is that a company with enough money (who hasn't done something that people would viscerally consider horrible) can influence enough people through advertising that the well-informed consumers "voting with their dollars" don't make a meaningful difference.
Re:The human cost of the Kindle
by macspoofing on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:41PM
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Is it really advertising that's at fault here? OP has a big issue with WalMart. I don't have a problem with WalMart at all. WalMart is an inevitability in a world where selection pressure rewards increased efficiency and lower costs. The most natural way to achieve that is through scale and centralization. But OP is clearly ideology driven and has a warped view of WalMart as some sort of super villian, that most normal people don't. He is confused why nobody follows him in his boycott and scapegoats advertising.
But I realize these are symbolic. You can't affect a company by purchasing decisions. I still shop at Whole Foods even after the buyout.
The idea you can vote with your dollars is bullshit and ignores the power these companies have with their advertising.