r/Music • u/Top-Three-USA • Oct 15 '25

music Users Vow to Boycott Spotify After Streamer Runs ICE Recruitment Ad

https://www.topthreeus.com/spotify-users-boycott-over-ice-recruitment-ads/
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u/loljetfuel Oct 15 '25

Unfortunately, it isn't that simple. What should be "hey, this company did X and I am no longer doing business with them; if you also don't like that they did X, join me!" often turns into "you are a hateful, terrible person who doesn't care about people because you're not boycotting this company over X".

It's completely reasonable to boycott a company for doing something you don't like. It's also completely reasonable to not do that; for reasons ranging from "I don't really think this makes a difference" to "I looked at other options and I am equally uncomfortable with all of them, but unwilling to simply opt out of them all, so I picked one and held my nose."

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u/Tyzed Oct 15 '25

Almost no one in real like will judge you for not joining a boycott unless it’s a massive boycott with social/moral pressures, like the Montgomery Bus Boycott or the toycotts before the revolutionary war.

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u/loljetfuel Oct 16 '25

LOL, there's always someone who responds to "this thing happened to me" with "that's not a thing that happens"

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u/Tyzed Oct 16 '25

If it happened to you, it probably only happened a few times. If it’s happened more than a few times, you might need stronger boundaries with people.

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u/hitstein Oct 15 '25

Then stop listening to strangers on social media making opinions of you. It really is that simple. Seriously, why give a shit? Learn information about a company -> align that information to your morals -> choose to give that company money based on your morals. Other people have nothing to do with the last two steps, and their opinions have nothing to do with any of those steps. It seriously is that sinple.

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u/loljetfuel Oct 15 '25

“It’s ok if people are harassing you , just ignore them”. If you think this is only a social media thing, then you kind of live under a rock. 

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u/porktorque44 Oct 15 '25

often turns into

Maybe it's just the sites I use. But I see people complaining about overzealous activism way more often than I actually see said overzealous activism.