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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

It all has to start somewhere…

That "somewhere" ought to be complaining to the FTC etc., because boycotts are hardly ever effective. We've put the mythical "free market" on such a pedestal these days that it seems like a lot of us forget that consumer protection regulation is even an option!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

That "somewhere" ought to be complaining to the FTC etc., because boycotts are hardly ever effective

I agree, but avoiding feeding in to the negative feedback loop that you want changed is a good thing until that happens.