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I thought about this as it's easy to boycott something until you end up wanting that product. There was an article on Cracked back when it was decent, probably by David Wong, about Chic-fil-a's owner having an anti-gay marriage stance and Wong argued that people who continue to eat at Chic-fil-a are not homophobes, they just like the food.

Nearly a year ago, Blizzard shut down a tournament player for saying things that would upset their CCP overlords with many players vowing to swear off their products yet I've seen some quickly coming back to reactivate their accounts. For others, maybe they don't like what Blizzard did but would still continue playing their games because they paid to be entertained.

People have boycotted Nestle because they have done some awful shit but this is hard to do because they practically own half of everything.

The most general example I can think of is all the woke advertising. For the most part, they're empty gestures that want to grab your wallets but should it stop you from enjoying their product? Coca-cola has shilled for BLM but should that even be relevant if you just want Coke?


tl;dr - Do you boycott products or people because of their stances? Do you think people who don't follow through with their boycotts are weak or do you think it's possible to support an establishment without having to agree with them?
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