right so with the EA buyout, there’s been a lot of discussion about boycotts and ethical consumption, i want to make something very clear.
im going to explain it like this: buying groceries (which you have to do) from a company that is violating human rights, harming marginalised people, and all round just bad, because there are not better options accessible to you…
is in NO WAY the same as buying DLC for a video game (which you do not have to do) from a similar company.
buying things that you need to survive is necessary, buying a video game is not.
i am sorry but i cannot fathom thinking that “everything under capitalism isnt ethical so i may as well buy whatever i want.” “you have a phone and clothes that were probably made through slave labour so ill play a video game that does the same.” “if i boycotted everything that is bad i would have nothing left!” do you understand how that makes no sense.
some things are unavoidable yes. which SUCKS. but playing a video game that supports the death of queer people is avoidable.
i am honestly disgusted that people are being called toxic for supporting boycotts.
boycotting works. there is so much proof of that in the world right now. we have power, we have strength in numbers, we can make change.
vote with your wallet.
