| Ljink96 said: Someone took their own life due to what transpired at Activision Blizzard. And yet, people didn't bat an eye and bought up Call of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch, etc. My main point in my response (please read and comprehend the entire post) is that there are industries that have it way worse concerning labor solidarity but nobody boycotts those products. So I just found it really strange that for some products we can excuse how they're made. Who they hurt. But for others we can't. My main issue is with hypocrisy. I'm not going to boycott a work made by other talented people who need money, just because one person didn't get what they wanted. That's life. Unfortunately it's a feature of capitalism. You are replaceable. Should it change? Yes. Will it change? Probably not, because even if VAs unionize they are still replaceable or they'll just keep the Japanese VAs and sub it. It's a shame that the offer she received was low. I acknowledged that people should earn a living wage. Especially experienced talent. But the virtue signaling I'm talking about is coming from those who selectively virtue signal. If you're going to boycott this, then we all would probably be living in grass huts and sending messenger pigeons to communicate. Most of our working class is criminally underpaid. We chose capitalism and by extension, greed, as our way of life and that's how things will stay until this Earth burns. |
I see. I thought you were talking about Microsoft purchasing them, as there were plenty of people outraged who boycotted Activision-Blizzard since last year when the labor-disputes first became well covered by the media.
How do you know the same people who refused to boycott Activision Blizzard are the same ones proposing to boycott Bayonetta?
In my personal situation for example, the last Activision-Blizzard game I've played was WoW Classic in 2019. If I were playing or purchasing Activision-Blizzard games when the labor disputes became well-known last year, I certainly would've been part of the boycott.
Personally for me, I take the old position of the IWW, "An injury to one is an injury to all." If companies could get away with it here they'd also exploit and underpay "other talented people who need money." You stop it by making it unacceptable to do to anyone long before it gets to the point that it affects most people. Especially when dealing with a for-profit company that is paying out dividends to investors who are doing nothing.
"If you're going to boycott this, then we all would probably be living in grass huts and sending messenger pigeons to communicate. Most of our working class is criminally underpaid. We chose capitalism and by extension, greed, as our way of life and that's how things will stay until this Earth burns."
I think it is possible to selectively boycott without drastically decreasing one's own living standards. For example, I've boycotted Amazon since 2020 when they created a mini-epidemic in my hometown due to a high share of the town's workers being warehouse workers and Amazon's poor covid policies. I have barely even missed purchasing from Amazon. Likewise with games. I probably still will buy and play Bayonetta, but now I am going to buy it used rather than new. The company still doesn't get my money directly and I still get to enjoy the game they made.
And this all comes with no judgement towards others who choose not to boycott Amazon or Bayonetta. It is my personal decision.
