On: “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

[ncallaway]

> "What I'm suggesting is that people decide not to [boycott or pressure for no platform]"

I don't like how this argument generalizes.

For example, I am a strong opponent of the labor situation in Qatar as it relates to the World Cup. I want FIFA to either relocate venues or force Qatar to immediately improve their labor practices. Yet, I have no leverage over FIFA, so instead I decide to boycott FIFA's sponsors (Coke, Nike, and Adidas).

Now I'm actively punishing those companies because of their speech. And I'm doing it purely because it's my only way to attempt to change the behavior of an actor two-steps removed from them.

So, now I'd like one of two things:

- Help me find the lines for legitimate boycotts, or

- Help me determine why my boycott of Coke, Nike, and Adidas is a poor decision

[DanBC → ncallaway]

Did you tell coke, nike, and adidas that you're boycotting them?

[ncallaway → DanBC]

Truth be told, I didn't really "start" boycotting Nike products as I didn't happen to be purchasing much from them already. I included them rhetorically as the three-beat felt much more natural in that context.

I did tell Coke and Adidas.

[learnstats2 → ncallaway]

Boycotting Coca-Cola is extremely challenging: they own a lot of competing "hydration" brands and perhaps even the manufacturing processes used by their direct competitors.

I know several people who think they are boycotting Coca-Cola but are extremely ineffective in managing to do so. Although Coke might be disappointed by the damage to their core brand, they might be less than disappointed when you choose their more profitable products as an alternative.

Good luck!