Boycott as Agency Politics

Choosing to avoid AI can be framed not merely as technological resistance but as an assertion of personal agency against data‑extracting platforms that monetize inner life and decision‑making. That framing turns individual consumer abstention into a civic argument about who controls values, confidentiality, and creative labor. — If framed this way, personal boycotts could influence regulatory debates, therapy practice standards, and corporate accountability by shifting the discussion from capability to consent and agency.