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Re:ZFS Removes References to Slavery by ianleeclark on Sunday June 14, 2020 @04:42PM (#23521171)
Your boycott won't change anything. Is the only avenue of political change that you can see through the lens of individual consumption?

I genuinely don't see boycotts as powerful as others, so maybe I'm missing something here. However, shouldn't all avenues be taken if you're attempting to change something?

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Re:ZFS Removes References to Slavery by banads on Sunday June 14, 2020 @04:47PM (#23521223)
>maybe I'm missing something here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott#Notable_boycotts

You're right that boycotts without leverage experience little success, but wrong if you think they are never successful.

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Re:ZFS Removes References to Slavery by ianleeclark on Sunday June 14, 2020 @04:51PM (#23521253)
They only work if there is a power differential in-line with a block of consumers. I don't see ZFS developers as being a large enough block to affect anything, so their suggestion largely seems to be saying, "just do nothing instead."
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