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So how do we hurt these company's pockets? Anything besides not buying their products?

• kaybe 15y ago
  Is hurting them really the only option? Converting would be more useful..
  • MBlume 15y ago
    Hurting is how you convert.
  • Natsu 15y ago
    I expect them to act strictly in self-interest. Hurting them may be the only way to make it clear where that interest lies, but you're certainly right that other options are worth exploring if they can be found.
• deleted 15y ago
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• MBlume 15y ago
  In the majority of cases, a boycott will not work. If 100 million people use a product every day, you have to get 1 million people to care enough to participate before the company even notices something's happening. The trick is to look for places where the set of people who actually care about the issue is able to make an impact. My guess is that the best focal point here is in hiring engineers. Decent hackers should not work at companies on this list. I think if we make a bit if a cultural shift within our community, if we start considering it a true mark of shame to have worked for one of these firms past 2012, that might start to hurt them.
• tectonic 15y ago
  I remember the days when boycots were very effective. Can we do that again?
  • danssig 15y ago
    They still are. Glenn Beck isn't on Fox anymore, right?