I'm confused. What am I boycotting?

[derien]

(I actually composed this in the AM, but decided I might as well let it sit and mull it over before posting, and hopefully the boycott would be over. I think it is, now, right?)

eor posted a few days ago regarding his opinion of this LJ boycott, and I'm sure he said it much more neatly and eloquently than I can.

"...a company that's been training its customers for years that their product isn't worth any money..." - yeah, that sort of hit a little close to home. I've used LJ as my vicarious life and social outlet for years, and have been reluctant to give them any money, even though the rates really are reasonable. ($20 for a year? Even I spend more than that on Starbucks in 6 months, and I drink like one a month! Starbucks had convinced me that it's product is occasionally worth the money.) I feel like a jerk that my first response to the news that they were taking away the Basic accounts was this ridiculous "OMGNOOOO!!" thing.

If this wank has been good for anything it's making me aware of what a jerk I have been. I therefor hereby resolve to not only buy a year long membership, but to find any other thing I feel comfortable spending money on to make up for not having been a decent, contributing member of the community for all of the past seven years.

I feel badly about not understanding the boycott, though. I've attempted to do my research, and I admit I'm not the best at research, but I still can't figure it out. It seems people are upset about something, but I can't figure out exactly what. Yeah, there apparently was some censorship of the popular interests list, but a) that happened way back in December, apparently, and b) I can't see that as the first step in hunting down all bisexuals and sending us to a concentration camp. More likely it would keep those who might want to do that off our backs by lowering our public profile, which, out as I try to be at work and everything, I'm still okay with. If you search on a specific interest you can still find others who have that interest, so it's not as though they've materially hindered me from finding others to form support groups with. (It may not show the full number of results, but it shows quite enough to keep anyone busy for a good long while.)

(That said, I don't like to break the silence because it's kind of restful. I think this should be done at least once a month. When we all are doing it it wouldn't be 'waah-I-have-no-comments-because-everyone-hates-me' or 'why-is-nobody-entertaining-me?' or 'omg-I-have-to-keep-up-on-everyone!' It's 'this-is-the-day-to-do-something-else.' I should really be writing a letter to my Mom or something. But I have time to think. I'm actually composing a post, which is better than I've done in ages. Still I don't want to mess up anything if there really is a point.)

Comments

[peak-in-darien.livejournal.com]

I really don't know how I feel about the strike. A bit of me agrees with them and a bit of me disagrees, so I can't say I really bothered one way or the other.

I agree with you that the rates are reasonable. Well, now that the Australian dollar has mostly caught up with the US, they are for me. ;)