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[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I don’t understand how that comparison fits because somebody else buying the portal has literally no impact on my game. Someone pissing in the pool is directly
impacting you with their actions.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

I think the analogy is that it sets a precedent. Now the other companies see how you can pee in the pool and folks are either cool with it (buy) or are on the other end (not buy but meh). Now the pool standard is piss filled pool and we will never have a chance to get into a clean pool anymore.

If you want to take a swim you have to do it in a pissed soaked pool because we never complained or did anything about it.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Do you honestly believe that complaining on Lemmy counts as "doing something about it"?

I only know about this thing because of this post. I'm not going to buy it, but do you see that what you're doing is getting the word out and doing blizzards advertising for them?

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

As a consumer we can use our choices where we spend to lead companies one way or the other. Spreading the word to not buy something is "doing something about it". How effective it may be here in Lemmy, probably not very much, but it's something.

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