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Okay, but giving Sony money is not the most effective way to express that sentiment.
I mean, what's the reverse of a boycott?
Boycotts don't work either, for that matter.
It's weird that we so often see political/social problems and think "I know, I'll help solve this by giving (or withholding) my money from some for-profit corporation and hope the influence will trickle down to the cause I actually care about!"
Instead, you know we could just support activists working to advance that cause (or outlaw that bad corporate behavior) directly, right?
I just think it's myopic and counterproductive that so many people seem to think "vote with your dollar" is the only strategy to consider, especially when they're working-class and have negligible numbers of dollars to vote with.
Edit: I have been boycotting Sony for 20 fucking years now, ever since they put rootkits in music CDs. I'm not saying "don't boycott things;" I'm just realistic about how effective they are. Getting Kimmel back on the air is the exception, not the rule.
If there is enough will, boycott works. It worked to help end the apartheid in South Africa.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was also famously effective.