Boycotts, Echo Chambers, and the Illusion of Power: Why Symbolic Resistance Falls Flat

One-day economic boycotts promise power, but do they actually achieve anything? A look at why these efforts fail, who they exclude, and how economic activism can be made effective

A personal note: I've been hesitant to write critiques like this about online organizing because, in the past, pushing back on leftist tactics has been met with in-group policing, bad-faith attacks, or outright cancellations. Too often, critique gets misread as a lack of solidarity, but let’s be real—I didn’t spend years pursuing an education and a deep…