I think a way-out exists if we accept that "shopping isn't politics" [0]. In a nutshell:

* Bad news: "Voting with your wallet" is actually pretty ineffective. Big companies know it, diversify around it, and they're happy when consumers are neutralized and busy infighting with one-another over consumptive purity, instead of...

* Good news: Organizing politically does work, and is so much more-effective that you can arguably redeem any evil taint on your shopping list by engaging in it.

[0] https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-05-21...