WecottNow

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[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Anyone feel like mapping out all the companies, how they're related, and boycotting them all in a Pressure Campaign?

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world -2 points 11 hours ago

Deleted, thanks for showing me where this topic is going in this part of lemmy. I won't be discussing it any further.

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world -3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

It is profoundly sick and I've been dealing with it since they first incorporated it into their engines. It has a long history but I recall SEO changes immediately preceding the implementation and requirement of AI in their tools, then increasingly stringent requirements for users thereafter regarding the data they would take from them. Knowing that many people are probably boycotting google is primarily why I built my own Single Sign-On (SSO) for my product, so users would never have to share their data with Alpha/Google. My SSO is called AUSUM ID, I'm using it for all of my many in-development products. However I've run out of my own funds to continue trying to compete against large companies. I'm struggling to survive now, and fear the future of trying to compete with big companies.

 

I built a product and I framed a lot of the outreach presuming: boycotting is capitalistic. My product is framed in a way that also is intended to save capitalism from what I see as an inevitable collapse, and to delay late-stage capitalism. It was very difficult to build! But I wanted to know what you all think. To save SOME of you the effort, I went ahead and asked chatgpt, and got this response: "capitalistic in method, potentially non-capitalist—or anti-capitalist—in purpose."

What are all of your thoughts? If you had to classify boycotting as solely capitalistic, non-capitalist, or anti-capitalist, with no inbetween, where would you place it?

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

It's user-governed. I have no say in anything... it's literally a tool that I put over 10 years of conceptual design into. lol. (with receipts). This took a LOT of time to build, and the rich would never fund it. Anyway, particularly on governance -- the boycotts are democratic -- the users themselves guide everything from the goal to the victory. It was very challenging to build.

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world 0 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, well I'm talking about actual numbers. There's a lack of numeric data surrounding what pressure companies actually face from public backlash. My product would solve that if anyone were interested in putting together real campaigns against companies on my product.

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Windows is better in compatibility with many commercial products, but the gap is quickly closing, and I think Microsoft is feeling the pressure.

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world -1 points 20 hours ago

Constructive dialogue can allow for new technology to succeed without stepping on too many toes. That's the important role social media plays in society-impacting inventions and plans.

[–] WecottNow@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

It's hard to quantify the backlash against companies using online social media. That's why I created highly structured boycott social media app, so we can see how much people are costing these companies.