Watching the drama around kagi unfold and it has me wondering how much you take into consideration a creator’s view on things like homophobia, sexism, racism, etc. when deciding to use a product. I think most of us have a bar somewhere (I would imagine very few on this website would ever consider registering on an altright platform), so where is that bar for you? What about art? Have you boycotted JKR or dropped your opinion about Picasso because they’re transphobic and misogynistic respectively? Is it about the general vibe of a product or piece of media, or are you more discerning? What goes into this decision and why?
Sorry, if I came off as too agro, I really hate nihilism.
It wouldn’t be entirely true to say I don’t do boycotts because I’m busy doing other things, a more accurate reason would be twofold:
Consumer boycotts are notoriously ineffective and almost never have any results.
Morally it’s only harm reduction, you aren’t doing good, but avoiding doing something bad, on a scale where the reduction is insignificant.
Even if the stars aligned I probably wouldn’t do boycotts for those reasons, I prefer actions that bring about good results if I choose to do something.