The Way Forward

I think every little bit helps. And by making these changes in your own life, you influence others to do the same.

A few ideas:

- Order from Costco when possible. They have a long history of supporting Democrats. Their people are unionized.
- If you're still on Twitter, export your posts and then leave. Bluesky has a lot of momentum right now, and I don't see that slowing down. There are other federated platforms like Mastodon and Pixelfed that can be good mirrors of your posts, too.
- Same with FB and Insta. FB is tougher, but Friendica (another federated platform) has potential, if not today then soon, IMO.
- For any products you would've bought from Amazon, look for another supplier, whether that's the vendor or another retailer.

There's lots more, but these are things my family is doing.

Leaving Twitter helps in more than just one way. For one, you aren't looking at or clicking on their ads. Sponsors who place ads will see a decrease in their stats. Over time, it should theoretically mean that Twitter can't charge as much for ads. If they're not able to deliver the engagement sponsors want to see, then they can't charge as much. Lowering the Monthly Active Users total helps.