For software tools, theres plenty of other options but i agree that in most cases switching over just to boycott America is probably too impractical.

On the other hand: one really effective way to (at least partially) boycott them is to cut out American foods and buy canadian alternatives!

If we add too much to the cart they’ll figure out that they can just filter for carts under $1000 ish. To be truly effective let’s make sure our carts seems plausible

r/whoosh moment

Kind of? Unless a corporation comes out and explicitly says that they’ve changed their algorithm, i don’t think there can be definitive proof. However, enough people have noticed this trend that it would be considered substantial qualitative data that couldn’t be explained by social trends alone.

40% uplift isn’t enough to outpace inflation. Making more money also doesn’t seem to be a good indicator of wealth because it fails to take into consideration the cost of goods. I could make double my parents salary for my age, but if everything is 4x more expensive then i’m poor

Optimistically, to avoid another anti-trust lawsuit. But realistically, i see your point

Congratulations! What was your thesis on?

I thought this was just a Calgary event, so cool to learn other places do this too!

The waste is indeed toxic for a long time, but it’s usually only a 100-200 years (if I’m remembering correctly). There’s also some cool technology that uses solar energy to turn the nuclear waste back into fissionable material and plants that absorb and dispose of radiation.