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Separate the Art from the Artist is accepted by SANE people, who don't have time to milk tirades so that they can play victim on the internet so that strangers think they are virtuous.
There is not a thing you do, have, own, buy, or operate that isn't part of slavery, human exploitation, etc in some way or another. You only do this because you want to virtue signal to others that you think "good thoughts" and so you can be praised for being brave.
You're not brave. You don't make a difference. And nobody cares.
If you eat any kind of meat, your an evil "carnist". If you don't adopt pets from the shelter, then you're contributing to pet farming. If you don't drink from a paper straw then you're killing turtles.
Everyone everywhere has some problem with someone's something. You literally cannot avoid it all. Own a smartphone? Then you're evil and deserve to die because you're carrying an item that was made by slavery! Let me guess...you're not gonna give up the smartphone...are you? Yeah - I didn't think you would.
Nonsense. Most people who boycott products aren't posting about it on the internet.
And I don't know why you assume that opposing one company means you have to oppose others. People are allowed to oppose PayPal but not give a crap about eating meat.
You operate under the false premise that people think this is about binary choice, it's not. The shades of gray matter here. Again, as I stated, perfection isn't the goal, it is how much of an effort you make to consciously navigate the bullshit we are forced to live within, while also hopefully working to fix the larger broken systems somehow in your lifetime. Progress, not perfection.
You very baldly read as extremely selfish and again, you performatively forgive yourself in public forums so you don't have to try. You sound like a professional victim. Start listening to those rogue thoughts at night when you're staring at the ceiling, the ones that tell you you might be completely full of shit, they are on to something...