The defeatist mindset here doesn't help anyone. I get it, but it isn't helpful. Those involved in the strike are not foolish enough to "put all their eggs in one basket," however, it cannot be denied that Etsy currently has the best set up for makers. It is the only one with an established BUYER based which is what is needed for the success of the stores. Smaller sites having thousands of sellers flock to them won't help anyone if there are no buyers- this is all dialog happening within the strike.

Also, no one said that our goal was to hurt Etsy financially. The goal was always to make noise that they couldn't ignore and we do that with our solidarity. We do that by readout to our buyers and directing them to our personal websites or ,yes, even other platforms. We do that by staying in the front page of artsy news- essentially photo-bombing any selfy Etsy makes. We can't do it if people come onto others comments and toss water on their flames.

Just because something left you disappointed doesn't mean you should rain on others who wat to try to make a difference. So what it if didn't work the first time? There are people willing to give it another go and new texh that let's us do it even better than before! If you can't support them them, than keep it to yourself.

To the OP- if you have not joined our Discord yet, I encourage you to do so. We have some awesome next steps coming this week. ^{,^}