I’ve been boycotting content providers and studios for many years now. 🏴☠️
Hell yeah brother
Yarr! Shiver me timbers.
That’s not a boycott.
Yes it is
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
I do not give them money which is the commercial part it’s a or not a and. You can still speak or consume their content without paying and still be a boycott.
When you watch content you consume culture. If it’s true that you are what you eat, then it’s true that you are who you’re cultured by.
You might think you’re getting out ahead on this deal, but I know you’re being affected in small, subtle ways by that content. It’s shaping you and nudging you a certain direction. You can deny this but selection bias exists and is a potent drug. Multiplied over millions of people, this has a pretty big capacity to drive narrative.
So the question is: who are you after you consume the programming. And yeah: that we refer to a TV show as a “program” is an irony that should not be overlooked.
If you’re more aligned with creators of the programs, is it a boycott? Is it your money or your ideals that is the currency?
But it’s like boycotting a food company, and continuing to eat their food at a friends house.
Only if your friend is buying the food and millions of people are eating the same food over and over. Data is not a physical good.
I don’t care if it is digital or not. It’s the principle of the matter. It’s an unpopular opinion, but I think it’s hypocritical to consume the product yet announce you are boycotting the producer.
If we learned a politician was commenting on boycotting something, and then consuming it in secret, it would be pointed out. There is a disconnect there.
The other way the food analogy breaks down is in how food is essential, and entertainment from Disney is not.
however, when it comes to sailing seas, you share product without it taking any from your own pool in a way that causes it to ever leave your pool. so, then one consumption can split into two consumptions, both able to continue existing and being consumed, while further multiplying more. the first consumer could be the last direct consumer from the boycotted producer, while future consumers can still benefit from or otherwise put to use the product provided something back to us.
in my opinion, this concept of eternal growth and multiplying without being forced by laws of reality for the original sources to ever diminish, makes this different than other scenarios like keeping a second-hand market interest in something while boycotting the main source / producer.
I do take labeling it as akin to a second hand market compelling. That aligns with my views, I think. I dunno, I think I mostly find the discourse very misguided these days. I’ve become really sensitive to people taking in such cavalier ways about media piracy.
I’m not alone in feeling this way, but on lemmy, and maybe elsewhere, I’m in a small minority.
This is assuming that friend actually paid for it. Lots of rips are coming from pirate IPTV of which there are so many, they literally have their own protocol that the set top boxes all speak that you can pick and choose from which pirate you want.
Only if that friend stole the food.
I’ve been giving tutorials on how to torrent entertainment. Money is all these people care about.
I really doubt Americans will meaningfully boycott Disney, Hulu, ESPN, and Paramount (separate company, but another that’s kowtowed to Trump). Paramount is also trying to buy Warner Brothers Discovery which owns CNN. Tiktok will also obviously be sold to a Trump ally.
Honestly it’s insanely hard when they own fucking everything. You can’t trip over something that’s not owned by these ghouls.
Hard, but not impossible. And a lot easier than other methods of resistance, let’s be honest. If not watching Disney or sports is a firm barrier to people’s willingness to resist tyranny, we’re pretty fucking screwed.
If not watching
Disney orsports is a firm barrier to people’s willingness to resist tyranny, we’re pretty fucking screwed.We’re pretty fucking screwed.
It’s the American way. Keep them fed and entertained and they’ll go along with anything. Although fed is up in the air with grocery prices…
Bread and circus (Panem et circenses) has been a thing since Roman times.
Right. I say it less as a “people are lazy” and more “it’s really hard for the layman to see what is and isn’t owned by who” when everything is so intertwined. You could leave one company for another and ultimately funnel to the same parent company. Or even separate parent companies that funnel to the same investment firms.
If there’s a handy resource on it I’ll be happy to take it. Otherwise I might compile my own in my spare time.
It becomes easier when you decide to just not give them any money to watch the things they produce.
But do you wanna watch it after they cram it full of their propaganda?
Presumably I wouldn’t like it enough to want to watch it even for for free at that point.
disneys bigger threat is the loss of tourism to the parks and cruises.
Trump’s immigration policy is taking care of that
I can’t say I boycot everything they produce. I do acquire the content in ways they don’t profit from.
we don’t boycott disney movies and disney+ shows.
we seed as much disney movies and disney+ shows as we can so others can seed them too
It kind of still helps them with cultural relevance and free advertising.
Yep. I’m not even downloading content produced by Americants anymore. Look what consuming the pig swill has done to that country and it’s people. Like radon gas, it’s insidious, silent and cumulative. Fuck the USA, and every aspect of their culture. Garbage made in a shit hole country.
ehmmmm… that IS a type of boycott in my books
Don’t miss ABC’s new series Dancing with the Facists!
Andor’s the last dollar I give to Disney.
I think it’s fitting.
Andor is also available on tpb ;)
