Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[TacoWallace]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-bds-movement-calls-for-a-boycott-of-xbox-and-microsoft-gaming-products-over-its-parent-companys-complicity-in-the-genocide-in-gaza.1155057/page-19#post-142393338

Also, @Transistor , I wanted to say thank you as you've been a real trooper for all of this, and I'm sure you've been dealing with on this we (regular users) don't even see either.

Thank you ❤️

I'm just trying to do the right thing. We can all agree there's no ethical consumption under capitalism, there's no doubt about that. But this is a situation where a company is going above and beyond in atrocious behavior, time and time again. We should all be able to say "you know what, fuck that company" especially with something hobby-centric like video games.

I'm sure many people think of me as the "PlayStation Mod" which is kinda funny because if you look at my history for the last year or two, I've been 99% all in on PC (usually just using my PS5 for exclusives). Granted, I sold my Series X before the boycott because it was gathering dust (again, because I bought the games on PC). Where I'm going with this is that I would have no problem giving the finger to any company that did this shit. If Sony did this shit? Fuck them, I'd sell my PS5. If Nintendo did? Fuck them, I'd sell my Switch. Valve? Fuck them, I'd stop any and all purchases on Steam and only buy from GOG or something. It would suck, for sure, but it would be the right thing to do.

Going back to the "ethics in capitalism" discussion, all companies have had layoffs. It fucking sucks for sure, especially because capitalism is the core cause of that (record profits but firing people because need more shareholder value). But we live in a capitalistic society. We can try to skirt the issue, but we'd be pretty much giving up every hobby.

That's where you need to look at the other stuff, which is why the BDS boycott (and this thread by proxy) exists. You have a capitalistic company that does the usual capitalistic bullshit, but on top of that literally funds a government that's performing active genocide. Not just funding it, actually, but has people with boots on the ground in the fucking IDF. It's absolutely fucking disgusting and a company that does that will not get a dime from me. I've already cut off every single one of the priority targets, most of the pressure targets (my work uses Google, so I'm stuck with that, but I've cut it from my personal life), and all of the organic targets as well.

Fuck these companies. Fuck the IDF. Fuck genocide.

And most of all, fuck Microsoft.

Thank you for attending my TED talk.

Transistor out.

How about banning Microsoft ads on the forum? Limiting all Microsoft products to a single thread like Cyberpunk? 

Also don't think I'm not side eyeing your Zionist hasabra talking points like "fuck genocide."

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all companies have had layoffs. It fucking sucks for sure, especially because capitalism is the core cause of that

    

Did he just admit he reads this place frequently? Who is calling him that over there?

Also, selling your console to someone else so they can then support that company is still getting shit wrong, you fool.

Cerium left some very stupid people in charge before he took a nap.