No one is on Lemmy because they like shitty corps so I need your help

I’m at a loss. Increasingly whenever I order New on eBay or wherever, the order gets fulfilled by Amazon.

When I complain to the site I bought it from they shrug.

I’m regularly paying more for items and still funding an undeniably awful company

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
    145·
    10 months ago

    There is no ethical consumption under capitalism (never has been), and while it might make you feel a bit less shit for an instant, this effort you’re making isn’t going to have any actual impact (the companies don’t care about you, or their workers, they care about profit. All of them. And your personal spending is insignificant to them in that sense) and a much better use of your fight energy (which, as a fellow wheelchair user I know is probably already spread extremely thin) would be on addressing the system itself, not the symptoms of it which are pretty identical across the industry… Other curriers treat their staff just as poorly, they’re just not a big name so it’s not in the news.

    Give yourself a break, pick your battles (E: much easier said than done, I know, but you still must, for your own wellbeing)

    • errer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      10 months ago

      And I’d address the “system itself” how exactly? My choice is typically between a capitalist Democrat, or a batshit insane Republican, or maaaybe a batshit insane third party candidate. Not a single politician who has a chance of winning wants to undo our “system” as they all benefit from it.

      • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
        31·
        10 months ago

        Act local for sure. Trying to make changes on the national level is needed, but it will take time. At the local level you’re more likely to see results sooner.

        We also have things like makerspaces, opensource, community coops, mutual aid, community centers, food banks, etc as places to get involved to help get power in the hands of people and make a difference today.

        • intensely_human@lemm.ee
          2·
          10 months ago

          And the system goes deeper. One could write a book for instance and influence the philosophy of those around them. That’s part of the system too. Malnutrition messing up people’s decision making is part of the system. You can push in so many places. Even your friends and family are part of the system so if you help them out things will improve.

      • DessertStorms@kbin.social
        22·
        10 months ago

        The fact that I never once mentioned electoral politics, yet that’s the only solution you can think of, says it all really… Try expanding your views, fruitycoder gave you plenty of good places to start.