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13. Right, it's about doing the best we can

Reply to Demobrat (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 05:44 PM

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I totally agree, we just have to do the best we can. No one will be perfect so it's about making a big enough dent so the companies notice and they change and encouraging as many people as possible to do what they can. A lot of people imperfectly boycotting a company is more powerful than a few "perfect" boycotters. Encouraging people to do what is within their means I think results in making the boycotts more accessible.

For Amazon what people can do is cancel their Amazon Prime subscription and then wait until their carts go above the free shipping threshold which is typically $25 or $35.

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