There really is this need to feel like people are doing something even if they’re doing nothing.
Single day boycotts are completely ineffectual for a variety of reasons, reason #1 being the vast majority are either unaware or apathetic, #2 being even those who participate aren’t skipping particpation entirely, they just shift their economic participation to the day before or the day after.
So the end result is a zero sum game, but when you tell people that, they respond with “At least I’m trying!” 🤷♂️
There really is this need to feel like people are doing something even if they’re doing nothing.
Single day boycotts are completely ineffectual for a variety of reasons, reason #1 being the vast majority are either unaware or apathetic, #2 being even those who participate aren’t skipping particpation entirely, they just shift their economic participation to the day before or the day after.
So the end result is a zero sum game, but when you tell people that, they respond with “At least I’m trying!” 🤷♂️
Low effort virtue signalling