Conservative calls for boycotts are a little frustrating. Partly because boycotts rarely do much good. And largely because conservative calls for boycotts usually involve companies I’ve never patrionized, goods I’ve never bought, services that have never served me at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recent example: last month’s call to boycott Disney Plus and The Mandalorian <\/em>over the politically-motivated and largely counterfactual firing of Gina Carano. But I’ve never subscribed to Disney, I’ve never watched Mandalorian <\/em>(the last, “first” Lucas episodes of Star Wars <\/em>put me off the entire franchise – I’ve literally watched not one second of Star Wars <\/em>since…er, the one where Anakin became Darth, whatever that was called), and I can’t be bothered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With that in mind? <\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve never really been a big fan of online shopping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No, it’s not because I’m a technology-averse middle-aged guy. I work in tech. I not only use technology, I design it (and, avocationally, spend a lot of time critiquing bad design). It’s hard to stay near the absolute bleeding edge…<\/p>\n\n\n\n …but then, shopping on line is not the bleeding edge of technology. It’s pretty much a commonplace these days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve just never liked buying things sight-unseen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, I’ve adapted a bit – I’ll buy USB cables and printer ink off of Amazon, once in a while – convenience is truly seductive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n