Posted by thuso on July 5, 2005, at 16:57:39
In reply to **Boycotting Board** re: Larry Hover's Block.., posted by jay on July 5, 2005, at 13:36:24
I would really like to know what good you think boycotting will do? I seriously would like to hear what you think this is going to accomplish. This isn't a democracy. And Dr. Bob isn't going to loose any time, money, or sleep by people boycotting. This is especially true since there is no way you'll be able to get enough people to cooperate in order to make much of a dent in daily posts. In this case, you'll have much more power by consistently letting your thoughts be known rather than boycotting or leaving. In school I had to read this book called "Exit, Voice, and Loyalty" by Albert Hirschman and it taught me quite a bit about the best ways to make your dissatisfaction known. Depending on the circumstance, sometimes it's better to exit and other times it's better to just make your voice heard. In this instance, I would offer the suggestion that if you want a change, boycotting is not going to do it.
I don't know the whole Larry Hover situation, so I'm not advocating for either side. I'm just curious to find out the rational for boycotting over other methods of protest.
I really hope you'll let me know.
poster:thuso
thread:523749
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