• fishy@lemmy.today
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    20 days ago

    It would help if consumers just had a freaking spine. When you see they’re trying to hose you, just find another retailer. If there’s no other retailer, do without or find it used.

    • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldM
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      20 days ago

      Yup, that’s what we do. But we’re in a place where we can and have the bandwidth to do it.

      Unfortunately people can’t care about everything or have bandwidth for it. I used to care a ton about starving people in Africa, then I got married and had kids. Not that Africa isn’t important, but my bandwidth shifted.

    • thejml@sh.itjust.works
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      18 days ago

      It’s hard to send a message buy not buying a car that you can’t afford to buy anyway… or conversely, buy a car you approve of and is exactly what you want/need but again you don’t have money to do so.

      Voting with your wallet is only so effective.