Bezos deletes 'LGBTQ+ rights' and 'equity for Black people' from Amazon policies
Bezos deletes 'LGBTQ+ rights' and 'equity for Black people' from Amazon policies
Amazon's modifications mirror similar actions taken by other major companies after Trump’s election victory, including Meta, McDonald’s, and Walmart
I have one outstanding order that is already out for delivery. Once I get that, I'm closing my amazon account. I'm done. Buy nothing. Vote with your wallet. Edit: account is closed. get bent Bozos.
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Across Amazon's network, there are millions of orders a day. The sentiment of deleting your account is nice but it's a drop in the ocean. Unless there is a major societal shift, this serves no other purpose than to make yourself feel better by not supporting the business. It's admiral and way to go taking a principled position but meter your expectations. The sheer vitriol thrown at the Warehouse employees by the customer base is truly sad. As others have stated, AWS is inescapable.
minorities tend not to want their hard earned money going directly to their own oppression. we don't necessarily think it'll change anything. it's a matter of personal principle
My statements weren't meant to be adversarial and don't take this as disagreeing because I don't. I'm on board with that. If you support Amazon, you're complicit in exploiting the working class people that get exploited by the company. If you don't support Amazon, those same workers are going to get fired to make sure profits still go up. Most people know on some level that Amazon fucks over it's workers but that has not stopped a lot of people from ordering more cheap garbage they don't need.
My statements weren't meant to be adversarial and don't take this as disagreeing because I don't
Adversarial isn't the right word but the beginning of your comment was dismissive of an individuals actions and impact. It seems like an honest mistake but this sentence specifically is not helpful:
The sentiment of deleting your account is nice but it's a drop in the ocean.
Yes, a major societal shift must occur but do you know how that happens? A significant number of individuals making a choice to act. By implying an individuals actions are "a drop in the ocean" you are discouraging people to act by implying it's pointless. You are hurting the cause, not helping it.
I've been using Ebay a lot and I find it to be way better. I'm buying directly from the sellers and I usually get stuff cheaper there. Especially when I buy used stuff that is in good condition. So saving the environment at the same time too.