Of course you can protest big tech as a tech worker

“How can I protest against Google / Microsoft / Meta / Amazon? I use their stuff all the time.”
People in tech - 2024
The quote is something that I hear a lot from people working the technology industry. The feeling that you can not protest against against these companies direct involvement in the genocide in occupied Palestine without being a hypocrite. Let’s look into where these feelings come from, and why this idea is just plain wrong.