I do not know why they are called Economic Blackouts. Do not spend any money on Feb. 28, 2025, for instance. My daughter said she would make sure the gas tanks are full before Friday Economic Blackout. Anyone who would not spend any money on that day, could stock up before hand; thus retailers will not be losing any $$$.
Unless people participating sid not buy any extras those days; like no Starbucks coffee, not bakery store products, not fast food lunches. If they are used to buying lunch at workplace cafeteria, they bring lunch from home that day. Yet, how much of an impact will these Economic Blackouts actually have?
I would call them boycotts instead of blackouts. Upcoming events:
April 7th to 13th no Wal-Mart purchases
April 7th to 13th no Wal-Mart purchases
April 18th Do Not Spend Any Money Day
April 21s do not buy any General Mills products
March 5th 40 day boycott of Target
March 7th to 14th Amazon boycott
50501 50 states 50 capitals 1 day
March forth on March 4
March 14th Do Not Go To Work Day
The last impractical ~ nurses, surgeons, firefighters and such all t aking the day off would wreck havoc with people's lives, more than impacting government.
I 'boycotted' Amazon in December by closing my account.
Likewise Mark Zuckerberg ie: META by ditching Facebook. I was one of the earliest users of that site; it got worse and worse as years went by. Peeps do not pay for Facebook; but the numbers of users influences how many advertisers will pay them by buying ads.
I think large numbers of not using Amazon would impact the site.
