Fuck Red Bull. McDaids Cola, cream soda and Football Special
ChunkIre on
This has really highlighted how superior the “boycott” products and services are then the alternatives 😅
fleetwayrobotnik on
Is there actually a British Electronics brand called “Nothing” or do they just have no alternatives for electronics?
Also, it’s missing Apache Pizza and it’s off-brand equivalent Eskimo Pizza. I don’t know why, but all I can think of for Ireland is fast food chains!
cmjh87 on
TIL we are the European kings of the fast food industry.
Chicagosox133 on
Ireland doesn’t have access to Britbox? Wow.
greenszpila7 on
We are strong in the car industry but the rest, hmmm.
ohmyblahblah on
How many abrakebabras do i have to eat for trump to leave the white House?
Sauce_Pain on
Why does Revolut have a Union Jack next to them? I thought they were based in Lithuania?
FracturedButWhole18 on
When are you deleting your Reddit account then?
ah_yeah_79 on
Right.. tk red lemonade from now on
JjigaeBudae on
Missing the biggest from the list of drinks… Club is still European, owned by Carlsberg.
Also Iron Bru is still Scottish
ultimatepoker on
A lot of the companies on the left employ a lot of people in Ireland. So, perhaps worth a rethink.
Willing-Departure115 on
On technology it really highlights the dominance of US offerings. Try run your tech enabled or web based business without US firms. Heck, even just having an integrated cloud based office/email/storage solution would be… clunky… vs buying Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
There’s also the small matter for us, discussed in a thread yesterday, that our economy and employment is heavily dependent on many of these US firms.
I think we’d have to be selective in our boycotts to goods produced in the US.
MsAineH37 on
🤣🤣
sexualtensionatmass on
Choose Unilever Owned products over proctor and gamble.
ArtieBucco420 on
Fortunately I’m already boycotting most of these due to their ties to the genocidal Israelis
Augustus_Chevismo on
I agree with the idea and will buy more European but red bull as an alternative to even monster is insane.
Daily motion as a replacement for streaming services also crazy.
The rest of the list also highlights how far we’ve allowed America to outpace us.
lleti on
BlueSky is not a non-profit. It’s a standard for-profit American company.
bittered on
Cars can be complicated. For example, the electric Mini Cooper is manufactured by BMW in China. The Tesla Model Y is manufactured in Germany.
Unfortunately, the EU tech equivalents are mostly not up to scratch. I don’t think propping up substandard EU products is the answer. We need to compete internationally.
We desperately need to make Europe more attractive to build international tech companies in. Much of the talent in US tech companies are European. The problem is that if you’re serious about building a large tech company then the only place to do it right now is the US.
KaleidoscopeLeft5511 on
You could save €50/€60 per month boycotting the streaming services depending what your subscribed to. Setup a simple streaming box with the right VPN and apps installed, it would pay for itself in a couple of months
Gullible_Actuary_973 on
Yeah no one is gonna do this.
MoveMyVeels on
O’Neills Shorts
spindlycashew on
Tech is definitely a hard one to boycott, but there are other things you can do.
Like Coca-Cola or PepsiCo would probably be far larger than a Facebook or Netflix (I’m guessing) and a lot easier to stop buying.
Chairmanwowsaywhat on
I wouldn’t really call Cafe Nero “fast food”
TheStoicNihilist on
I don’t think we should be rushing to enrich Pat McDonagh, an Enoch Burke sympathiser.
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Fuck Red Bull. McDaids Cola, cream soda and Football Special
This has really highlighted how superior the “boycott” products and services are then the alternatives 😅
Is there actually a British Electronics brand called “Nothing” or do they just have no alternatives for electronics?
Also, it’s missing Apache Pizza and it’s off-brand equivalent Eskimo Pizza. I don’t know why, but all I can think of for Ireland is fast food chains!
TIL we are the European kings of the fast food industry.
Ireland doesn’t have access to Britbox? Wow.
We are strong in the car industry but the rest, hmmm.
How many abrakebabras do i have to eat for trump to leave the white House?
Why does Revolut have a Union Jack next to them? I thought they were based in Lithuania?
When are you deleting your Reddit account then?
Right.. tk red lemonade from now on
Missing the biggest from the list of drinks… Club is still European, owned by Carlsberg.
Also Iron Bru is still Scottish
A lot of the companies on the left employ a lot of people in Ireland. So, perhaps worth a rethink.
On technology it really highlights the dominance of US offerings. Try run your tech enabled or web based business without US firms. Heck, even just having an integrated cloud based office/email/storage solution would be… clunky… vs buying Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
There’s also the small matter for us, discussed in a thread yesterday, that our economy and employment is heavily dependent on many of these US firms.
I think we’d have to be selective in our boycotts to goods produced in the US.
🤣🤣
Choose Unilever Owned products over proctor and gamble.
Fortunately I’m already boycotting most of these due to their ties to the genocidal Israelis
I agree with the idea and will buy more European but red bull as an alternative to even monster is insane.
Daily motion as a replacement for streaming services also crazy.
The rest of the list also highlights how far we’ve allowed America to outpace us.
BlueSky is not a non-profit. It’s a standard for-profit American company.
Cars can be complicated. For example, the electric Mini Cooper is manufactured by BMW in China. The Tesla Model Y is manufactured in Germany.
Unfortunately, the EU tech equivalents are mostly not up to scratch. I don’t think propping up substandard EU products is the answer. We need to compete internationally.
We desperately need to make Europe more attractive to build international tech companies in. Much of the talent in US tech companies are European. The problem is that if you’re serious about building a large tech company then the only place to do it right now is the US.
You could save €50/€60 per month boycotting the streaming services depending what your subscribed to. Setup a simple streaming box with the right VPN and apps installed, it would pay for itself in a couple of months
Yeah no one is gonna do this.
O’Neills Shorts
Tech is definitely a hard one to boycott, but there are other things you can do.
Like Coca-Cola or PepsiCo would probably be far larger than a Facebook or Netflix (I’m guessing) and a lot easier to stop buying.
I wouldn’t really call Cafe Nero “fast food”
I don’t think we should be rushing to enrich Pat McDonagh, an Enoch Burke sympathiser.
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/law-and-order-is-breaking-down-supermacs-boss-pat-mcdonagh-on-rise-of-fuel-theft-abuse-of-staff-and-his-sympathy-for-enoch-burke/a1866277066.html
Dodgybox
Yeah I’ll just live off of Haribo gummy bears and dry barilla pasta
The Pirate Bay is Swedish
I would love an alternative to Visa, MasterCard, PayPal etc. financial payment system would be the real guy punch
On a side note I’ve dusted off an old Samsung A50 and looking to put Ubuntu Touch on it. Even if it ultimately doesn’t work will be a fine experiment
Jesus this reeks of virtue signalling