An “economic blackout” promoted on social media is underway but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether retail companies and restaurants will notice any effect from the grassroots protest.
To the people hoping a huge dip in their numbers on this one day will scare them: These megacorporations have set themselves up for consumers to be dependent on them. Even if we have a great turnout for this one-day boycott, it’s still a boycott that asks negligible sacrifice from consumers. The corporations won’t be worried that a big one-day boycott means consumers are poised to actually do real damage to them.
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To the people hoping a huge dip in their numbers on this one day will scare them: These megacorporations have set themselves up for consumers to be dependent on them. Even if we have a great turnout for this one-day boycott, it’s still a boycott that asks negligible sacrifice from consumers. The corporations won’t be worried that a big one-day boycott means consumers are poised to actually do real damage to them.