Amazon Boycott March 7-14

If you survived the economic blackout on February 28th, here's a new, slightly longer, but more targeted one to sink your teeth into: For the next eight days, March 7-14, we're boycotting Amazon and all of their various companies.

That means not only no Amazon, Kindle, Prime Video, Amazon Music, or Alexa, but also no Twitch, Whole Foods, Ring, Zappos, or IMDb either, as Amazon also owns all of those companies.  Here's a graphic list of everything Amazon owns.  (Scroll down — it's the long graphic, not the thumnail.)

I meant to post a warning in advance again so people had time to get what they needed before it started, but a week isn't too long and it's only Amazon & Co. this time.  If you need something try to either wait until after the 14th or find it somewhere else.

I think this boycott will be more difficult for people, because even though there is only one company (or group of companies) we're boycotting, it's also a longer period.  It was easy enough to put off purchasing for 24 hours, but waiting eight days is a little more difficult.

At least, since it's only Amazon and their companies, it should be easy enough to find most things somewhere else if you really can't wait!

With this in mind, I'm going to share my philosophy about boycotting.  I am 99% behind boycotts, but that 1% says that if it's going to dramatically impact your quality of life, it's okay to make a small exception, as long as you're otherwise committed to the boycott.

I also think there's a bigger picture to look at as well.  For example, I'm planning to cancel my Kindle Unlimited as soon as I finish the books I already have borrowed.  If I don't read them during this week, I'll have to renew on the 23rd.  It seems counterintuitive to boycott Amazon for a week and then send them more money, so I'm going to work on reading just those books during the next week.  It's a minor violation of the boycott, but the end result — canceling my Kindle Unlimited subscription — makes it worth it.

The important thing is to send a message to Amazon that we're not here for their new policies and their partnership with the current administration.  Are you with me?