It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, because in that case it usually ends up being nothing. If you have the desire to limit what you described in any way you can as much as you can, it’ll be something. If everyone does as much as they can, it’ll be a huge something.
ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 1 week ago
I’d like to think I’m pretty decent at sticking to boycotts, but holy hell, my work platform is Microsoft and their products, and I run gaming servers for my friends online and play through game pass. This is going to be so hard for people to step back and not use their platforms and software if they’re in it like me. Not sure how to proceed.
Kwakigra@beehaw.org 1 week ago
thejml@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Oh the flip side, I have a Bazzite desktop rig running Proton/Steam for gaming and a PS5 and Switch. I’m not in the market for an Xbox and have bought one since the OG… so I’ll just keep not buying their stuff I guess? I feel like boycotting things I’m not buying anyway doesn’t really send a message.
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
as a bazzite user, it’s kinda ironic that they’re dependent on GitHub cloud to keep their updates going. I wonder if they have a non-apartheid version?
trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
The problem with replacing GitHub with something that isn’t owned by genocidal Microsoft is that GitHub provides a fuckload of free compute via their runners. If you migrate away from that, suddenly you’ve got to pay for your automated builds.
I fear that many FOSS projects simply wouldn’t be popular if they had to be built manually from source by end users.
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
maybe they could use a donation model like fediverse instances do
ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 1 week ago
You’re at least making up for my inability to step away from it atm. I wouldn’t have bought into the environment had it not been for my partner, and work of course. I grew up on PS and PC gaming, just recently started using Xbox. Damn it.
Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
No they are not
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
start with the stuff that’s easy to get rid of and the rest will snowball down the line.
as for your workplace using Microsoft, nobody expects you as an individual to force your company to stop using them. the best way to achieve that in my opinion is through unions and collective actions.
ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 1 week ago
Smart approach to go to the union, didn’t think to do that. Thanks!
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
yeah, a bunch of unions have already put out support statements for BDS. list them as an example for your own union to follow