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i’ve been thinking about this for a quite some months.. but can you really blame someone for not boycotting ? people on tiktok are so influenced and will boycott anything just because « they’re told to » and then will feel guilty for eating at Starbucks etc.
I was just like them. and would tell people not to eat or buy from this place or somewhere else because we need to « boycott » and we need to thrift for anti fast fashion. but do you think judging another person is the right thing to do ? when you don’t even care about other genocides, or animals for example. how dare you tell someone to thrift and die because they didn’t diy when you’re not a vegan, and have the lastest iphone?
bullying and hating on poor people never was the solution, and those stinky people on tiktok who think they’re better than anyone are stupid. activism is a choice. think about others but don’t forget yourself, do what you can do to make this world a little bit better at your own level.
how do you feel about all this ?
I agree, sometimes it just feels like virtue signaling to me.
Idk it's impossible to live in a way that is 100% ethical so shaming others for not boycotting is hypocritical. Also people forget that sometimes you have to live with what you can get, not all of us have the money and resources to boycott certain places that actually offer affordable s......
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