Devils advocate here.
A "Don't buy Red Bull" post seems off topic for me on a "Buy European" sub.
If the mods only want to focus on one issue and not bring others and especially politics into the mix, I don't find a issue with that.
Overview:
The community to discuss buying European goods and services.
Rules:
Be kind to each other, and argue in good faith. No direct insults nor disrespectful and condescending comments.
Do not use this community to promote Nationalism/Euronationalism. This community is for discussing European products/services and news related to that. For other topics the following might be of interest:
Include a disclaimer at the bottom of the post if you're affiliated with the recommendation.
Feddit.uk's instance rules apply:
Benefits of Buying Local:
local investment, job creation, innovation, increased competition, more redundancy.
Related Communities:
Buy Local:
Buying and Selling:
!flohmarkt@lemmy.ca
Boycott:
!boycottus@lemmy.ca
Stop Publisher Kill Switch in Games Practice:
!stopkillinggames@lemm.ee
Banner credits: BYTEAlliance
Devils advocate here.
A "Don't buy Red Bull" post seems off topic for me on a "Buy European" sub.
If the mods only want to focus on one issue and not bring others and especially politics into the mix, I don't find a issue with that.
Red Bull also tastes like shit.
I try to buy european but i think it's important to remind ourselves that we have shit companies in Europe that don't deserve our business. Red Bull, Nestlé, Müllermilch all these mf can suck it.
What's up with Müllermilch? I haven't bought it in a while because it wasn't very healthy anyway. But i didn't know the company itself was bad
The CEO meets up with the AfD on the regular to discuss Nazi things.
I am permanently banned from making Reddit accounts because I got about 4 of them banned for "promoting violence".
The violence? Telling people it was a good thing to punch Nazis. Reddit is a Nazi safe space.
I got a warning for upvoting pro-Canada stuff like "elbows up". That is apparently promoting violence.
Well yeah, you're promoting the same kind of violence that Ukraine continues to perpetrate on Russia.
Yeah, at this point Reddit is a sinking ship. Been using it for so long too. A little sad to see it go, but it's a shell of what it used to be.
o Reddit is no place for normal people
Yep, permanently banned here for "ban evasion" though I only know 1 sub I was banned from and I never went there after. That's okay, helped me quit what is clearly a hollow shell of user participation filled with a corpo bot sludge. It's really easy to VPN up and make another account anyway, but why play in the garbage heap?
Interestingly, the site wide rules about violence are only supposed to be credible calls to action. Like if someone was actually planning to murder people and coordinating it on the site.
Saying you'd like to punch someone, even if they aren't a Nazi, isn't against the rules as they are written. Either they don't understand their own rules, they are lazy fuckers who don't want to do their jobs the correct way and actually investigate shit to make sure it actually violates the rules, or they are Nazi pieces of shit.
Not one of these things makes using the site sound like a good idea.
A system is what it does. Action matters more than intent. Reddit bans anti Nazi rhetoric, therefore it is a pro Nazi website.
Damn, red bull is my energy drink of choice. Anyone got a good alternative that doesn't use alternative sweetener? So many of them use them and I can't stand the flavor they have.
Club Mate is my energy drink of choice. Made in Germany.
Coffee
Any off-brand energy is fine. Aldi has a pretty good one though it does use artificial sweeteners instead of, or in combination with, sugar.
Alternatively, give mate a try. Mio Mio has lots of flavours to choose from. The classic Club Mate is also always a gold choice. Pomegranate and peach iced tea are my favourites :)
I usually buy my energy drinks from gas stations, so I guess I'll have to see what off brands they have. I am interested in mate, I'll have to see what's available near me. Thank you.
I didn’t know redbull was European and I didn’t know servus tv belonged to redbull
on the bright side, red bull tastes like shit
Reminder: Arguing and discussion is okay, but keep it civil and do not attack the person you are arguing with.
Luckily I don't like energy drinks and have hardly supported them at all.
But also be mindful of the fact that the more rules you add for people to be part of a movement, the less members the movement will have.
The "Buy European" protest is about sending a message of resistance against the current US regime, as well as reducing reliance on US products.
It doesn't require you to only buy ethically spotless products.
That simply isn't possible in our system.
The post is not a "rule". OP didn't even ask people to stop using Red Bull. I'm glad to have more information.
If you really enjoy Red Bull, you're an adult, make your choices. Personally, I can take it or leave it, so I'll choose to leave it.
In the UK, not a fan of tea or coffee. I rarely use caffeine at all, but there are some days where I'm falling asleep at my desk and I need something.
Any recommendations?
20 minute nap under the desk.
Holy shit what is up with the reddit mods? I posted a screenshot of a Mastodon post there yesterday, that basically said if youre switching us big tech for eu big tech you're not doing enough and that we have to support decentralized tech. Deleted in 5 minutes because it "posts should be relevant to european made products"
Wait really? I live in the US granted but I don't want to support any company that does heinous shit like this.
It also tastes like shit and is prohibitively expensive compared to many energy drink brands
They also support Israel's apartheid and occupation, they are listed on the NoThanks app.
Without reading the actual post, and my sole reaction to the thread title is: you can purchase Reddit mods?
I don't drink Red bull but still would like a more thorough article or information about this
Wikipedia provides a starting point!
I don't drink it because it's trash, but I had no idea about any of this. The word needs to be spread.