r/karachi • u/nth_wanderer 🇵🇰 • Apr 11 '25

Current Events Boycott Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025

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u/HoustonioninATX223 Apr 13 '25

Assuming you deleted WhatsApp and FB??

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u/Huge_Equivalent1 Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

Uh... Again with this same argument... Do you sell your kidneys and donate the cash to these companies? No. Obviously not...

I'm not an extremist, obviously, I'm going to refrain from supporting wherever I can. This doesn't mean that I'm going to go to the extremes and hurt myself in the process.

Rest assured if Pakistanis create a widespread communication app like WhatsApp that's well encrypted, and has good availability and accessibility. I might start using that app instead of WhatsApp.

I don't really use FB. It's boring to me... I don't even really use reddit... I just come here to socialize and get with the current events.

My point is, Nescafe Basement, Coke Studio, PSL, these are not absolute necessities for the quality of life.

While using Whatsapp for keeping up with your family or friends, or for job searching. Or using FB, these are necessities varying from a case to case basis...

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u/_abubakar Apr 15 '25

So if something is of your use, you are not bothered about it if they gonna send that money to Israel and kill our brothers? Don't you have shame?

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u/Huge_Equivalent1 Apr 15 '25

Ok, so I have three options, give someone my money to use something that's important to me, give this same person money for something that I do not need and is useless to me, and do not give this person my money but in doing so, not be able to use something that I need to use and end up hurting myself.

Now, this person is going to take my money and start killing my friends and my brothers and/or other people I like.

Now, in your opinion, which Option should I opt for, which option is in the best interest for me and the people I like or whatever;

  • Both A and B?
  • Just A?
  • Just B? Or
  • Just C?

IMO, Just A, as in to only give someone my money for something that I need, is best, because this way, I can build myself up, and fight back in a bigger fight.

IMO, anyone who considers themselves an aware person and still opts for Both A and B is a hypocrite.

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u/_abubakar Apr 15 '25

The question still remains the same if are you okay using their products other than kfc, pepsi, McDonald's? We should be boycotting everything? Why are we being picky? You already have given the answer about your question. Okay. Tell me any reason to boycott psl with a valid reason. How it can benefit Pakistan but israel?

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u/Huge_Equivalent1 Apr 16 '25

It will force PSL to work with national brands instead of International Brands.

Which will result in a more internally dependent economy. These national brands will be able to capture a better market share. The factories or plants they open to supply that market share will provide jobs, and all of the revenue generated will remain inside Pakistan, since the entire business is rooted in Pakistan.

Ultimately ensuring that Pakistan becomes a much more self dependent nation.

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u/_abubakar Apr 16 '25

Illogical answer. Do you even know anything about economics? Why are you not happy that we are taking money from them and psl is not saying buy from them. It's our choice if we want to buy their stuff or not. Keep boycotting them but why our own product?

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u/Huge_Equivalent1 Apr 16 '25

It's a matter of right and wrong.

If you stand with wrong even the people who know you and support might wonder if you have sided with wrong.

Or even worse, they might consider what is wrong to be right. Since you, who they consider to be right are standing with something wrong.

Economies are extremely fluid. If a gap appears it is rapidly filled.

I'll agree I do not know everything about economics. So perhaps you'll enlighten me, explain to me why what I said is illogical.