Its been said a ton but I guess it bears repeating, "There is no ethical consumption under capitalism"
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I wouldn't go so far as to say awareness of the ethics of companies you buy from doesn't matter, I think it does
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But we're never gonna change how the game works in any major way by "voting with our dollars", the game is stacked
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The part of me that still believes in the traditional Left would argue you still have much more power as a producer than consumer
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And part of the game so far has been for 1%ers to get us to invest our identities in consumption much more than in labor
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Getting people who actually work at McDonald's to strike is so much more effective than "Don't eat at McDonald's until conditions improve"
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In Milo's case I absolutely think it's important to shame Milo and oppose him on each platform where he does his shtick - Twitter, S&S
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But the bigger problem is the world is set up in such a way that someone like him can harm people as he does and victims have no recourse
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"Publishing libel is bad for your PR and will cause you headaches in the press" is less effective than "Libel will get you sued"
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So you reduce inhibiting pressures to action, ex. Help the disempowered actually sue for libel/slander.
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