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Shutdown 315 (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

What is the Shutdown 315 Movement?

Edit: Because of the number of negative and discouraging comments that are counterproductive to the message of this post, I have decided to remove select comments that discourage organization. I apologize in advance if your comment is removed inadvertently.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Man it's going to be great when all 50 of us get fired from our jobs.

Wake me up when normies are on board. I'm not fucking up my life for nothing.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And then nothing ever changed

The end

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This post is going nowhere because it doesn't have realistic backing of anyone significant. So no, this post isn't going to change anything, even if I decide to sacrifice my job for some rando trying to start a movement.

Wake me up when it gets any significant traction

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

sounds like you sleep all the time I doubt you'll keep your job like this anyway

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Look at the 50 protests in 50 states that just happened. A couple thousand people showed up out of hundreds of millions. And that's much less of a sacrifice than risking your livelihood.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow look they're all still in power and ripping shit apart.

Almost like they don't fucking care if people stand around wirh signs.

Maybe we should try another strongly worded letter.

Oh i know, lets do a big petition in bold font!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Psyops: Let's help the little people get it out of their systems... Let's get them to stand around with signs just like the good old days and put up a few posts on social media to organise it. They'll soon give up and learn to accept it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I'm saying Americans are too lazy and domesticated to do what's necessary when peaceful protests inevitably fail

[–] zaperberry 1 points 2 weeks ago

Especially when you realize that March 15 is a Saturday.

No doubt this was organized by a Monday-Friday worker who would face no repercussions for this. It just screams "I want to do something without sacrificing anything" while expecting those working weekends to likely sacrifice their jobs and stability. Most people work Monday to Friday. Do it during the week for maximum effect.

I support the idea behind it but until people stop waiting for others to make the sacrifice nobody is mobilising. Even then it'll be hard to convince people. If somebody wants others to make a sacrifice and stand behind the cause then they should be setting the example and making that sacrifice first. I haven't really been seeing that.