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One-day boycotts don't work. The corporate world knows it and completely ignores them.
You're completely misunderstanding "just for today..."
It doesn't mean "I'll have a drink tomorrow."
It's about atomizing the process of sobriety. "Today, I won't have a drink." That's all you need to focus on, because tomorrow is tomorrow.
Then tomorrow comes, and you tell yourself "Today, I won't have a drink." Repeat...
Eventually it becomes second nature. But when you're first starting sobriety "Never drink again for the rest of my life" sounds like a huge hurdle. "Go a whole year without drinking" sounds like a huge hurdle. "Go a month without drinking" or even "Go a week without drinking" sound like huge hurdles.
Even "Go a day without drinking" is a huge hurdle for someone who's been drinking every day for years. But it's more manageable. And at the end of each day, you can say you accomplished your goal. Every day, it gets a little easier.
That's what I meant when I said we can apply it to overcoming our addictions to capitalist consumption habits. And I stand by it.
You're so useless. In every thread all you have to offer is "that won't work". Never giving anything constructive or helpful. Just whinging like a bairn.
Well, feel free to do useless things that you think will work. I'm not stopping you, just pointing out that you'll waste your time.
Well you should stop doing that. It’s a waste of time.
That's an opinion piece that literally says "does it work? Probably not" with nothing else to back the statement.
We have to start somewhere. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough. It starts with one day, then we try 2 or more. We can start with one day and the momentum can build and people can keep going.