@aral I was wondering, why it didn't take off, considering...

Oli

@aral I was wondering, why it didn't take off, considering that it's in favour of the large majority... Guess is drowned in the attention economy where only those who pay are seen :'(

Like 4 October at 8:49 | Wall-to-wall | Open on det.social

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Karl Poe

@olla33 @aral I would have thought people are disillusioned that such petitions will change anything. But then there was one for forcing gaming companies to maintain infrastructure (or something along those lines) and it got millions of signatures in a few days. Go figure. "Panem et circense" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

4 October at 8:54 | Open on fosstodon.org

Cynda

@karlpoe If I remember correctly I read here on the fediverse that the videogame petition was boostet by a youtuber/streamer with a huge audience.
But „Tax the Rich“ sadly never got the attention it deserved.

4 October at 10:46 | Open on wien.rocks

rugk

@cyndakuiru @karlpoe Indeed, that's the case. Also, the petition is not a "click and forget petition" like many others.

It's an official #ECI aka EU petition, where if successful, the EU commission is obligated to consider it etc.

4 October at 13:13 | Open on chaos.social

Mysteriarch :masto:

@olla33 @aral Because these ECI's are meant to be obscure and difficult to succeed by design. The only one that has been quite successful is the one around the preservation of old(er) videogames, sadly.
I don't mind that last one, on the contrary, but it's telling that's the one that gets a lot lf attention and most of the others don't.

4 October at 8:54 | Open on climatejustice.social

AndyDearden

@olla33 @aral Ultimately it's about organising- get some folks on the street with laptops & tablets to get folks signed up - get some posters with QR codes - get some political parties & unions to put it in their regular members mailings. And get everyone to join a union.

4 October at 10:11 | Open on earthstream.social

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