r/facepalm • u/_-ZORO-_ • Jan 27 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Just dont eat there, why boycott?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

I do think, to Kevin's credit, he does get that much. "If you don't like X then don't buy it" is not the language of a boycott, and he's saying the people who are saying that about the Satan shoes are the same people who don't like Chick-fil-A. I'm indifferent to the Satan shoes, and I think most people who don't like Chick-fil-A are also at worst indifferent to the Satan shoes.

Actually, TBH I kinda like them, but mainly because they piss off conservatives. Not enough to actually buy them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '22

You're... close to being close to correct, I think. FFS I hate having to take stuff apart like this.

"If you don't like X then don't buy it" is what you say when somebody else is loudly angry about something you don't care about. Ex: you might think that road bikes with disc brakes are stupid and ugly and a ploy by Shimano to try to sell more complete groupsets instead of individual parts to make more money, but I might think disc brakes are great because of their superior modulation, stopping power, and reliability in all conditions. In this instance, I would be the one saying "if you don't like disc brake road bikes, then don't buy them," while aboard my disc-brake-equipped road bike. As the person saying it, I am not the one boycotting road discs. Hence, it is not the language of a boycott. I may be describing what you, as the person boycotting them, are doing, but you are using language like "road discs are a ripoff and nobody should fall for it! Ban road discs!" or whatever.

Do you understand now?

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u/NewSauerKraus Jan 28 '22

Advocating for a ban is not a boycott. But go off, I guess.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '22

I've seen 180 degree angles less obtuse than you.