_wintermute @ _wintermute @lemmy.world

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They chose to stay in hopes of continued profit.

I hate to spoil this for you but the only reason any brand or corp left Russia was because they were afraid of reduced profits (sanctions notwithstanding). End of story. That just happens to line up with the majority of people's sentiments which is "Fuck Russia." Don't confused morality with perfectly timed greed.

I just don't attach morality to shitty brands or corporations. It's okay we don't need to act like they are "on our side" because inherently they are the ones exploiting us. They cater to the market, not a sense of morality. Acting like they actually care, or have some sort of moral compass is just sticking your head in the sand against the irrefutable evidence of the capitalist hellscape we live in.

Here it is. The embodiment of the example I gave (before I even saw this lmao) in my responses to the idiots down voting.

Stop attaching morality to stupid fucking brands, people. The capitalists fucking hate you.

Find me an economic system where increasing profits at the expense of everything else isn't the only goal. Probably that one.

a thing I partake in

More like a thing we're all forced into but yeah, the sentiment is correct.

Do you think that I think that I don't consume? I just don't attach morality to it, e.g. "Don't buy Domino's because they're still in Russia over a year after the war" or insert any virtue signaling "protest" like Bud Light etc.

There can be no ethical consumption under capitalism.

Seems to me like it would be more sustainable if it was super cheap for a large common library so a large userbase would maintain a continuous subscription, supporting a large continuous revenue, rather than signing-up and quitting intermittently.

Excuse me, but how would a tiny percentage of people profit off of this?! What is even the point if there are no shareholders to demand record profits year after year? /s

"Needs" lol

A healthy dose of western/capitalist propaganda since birth and until death helps a lot. So many people under the illusion that this is the natural progression of civilization, or the best.

It's probably going to go fine for them... It will go poorly for the people who want an affordable, real, education.

It's literally not their job, but this time I don't care. Something something broken clock something.

You get the actual American Dream!

smug tech superiority

I can't tell if this is satire or not... Are you seriously implying that going to any search engine (aka the url bar to most folks) and typing in 2-3 key words regarding what you want to know about is for "tech-inclined" folks? Please tell me you forgot the /s

You poke fun but this is where the real evil happens. This is the powerful elite coming together to manipulate the fuck out of reality, because, yes, they're that rich.

PPP loans must be one of the largest transfers of wealth over a short period of time in history. So much of our money funneled into the already rich and corporations. And in classic American fashion those "loans" will be forgiven.

Fucking country is a circus.

And yet here you are spending precious battery life not only reading them but responding! Enjoy being a clown your whole life.

Right? I really hope he gets more... I can't imagine the trauma that would have caused.

If calling out dumb cunts who think that there is a physiological aspect to chess in which sex is the deciding factor in success is virtue signaling then yep, that's me. I don't have any suggestions for dismantling the entire patriarchy at the moment, you'll have to forgive me.

I don't give a fuck about your curious attitude, clearly.