3 ms·
sure it is. the macbook thing would be more analogous to a bar where only one or two drinks were available to customers, and the owners of the bar delegate the
by knodi123 11y ago
sure it is. the macbook thing would be more analogous to a bar where only one or two drinks were available to customers, and the owners of the bar delegate the decision of which drinks to their bartenders, and bacardi promises tons of perks to the bartenders if bacardi rum is the only beverage available.
I don't think it's actually a bad thing, but your analogy was weak. In your scenario, Apple gets much, much more of a benefit than bacardi would, and the bartenders get much less of a perk than the set dressers would.
- oldmanjay 11y agoIf I'm following your logic correctly, you believe it is less ethical for a company to benefit too much from a promotion, even if that promotion has no apparent ill effects. Did I mischaracterize your stance?
- knodi123 11y agono, it's less ethical the closer you get to the crime of bribery, "persuading someone to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement." Clearly this is not legally bribery. But giving out free bacardi and t-shirts at a bar is likely to provide less influence, and less resulting material gain, than giving macbooks to the guys who buy props.
- oldmanjay 11y agoYou said no, but the concluding sentence relies upon the distinction being the dollar amount of benefit gained. Is the (we'll stipulate) outsized benefit what brings it closer to bribery?
- knodi123 11y agoIf I wanted to have pedantic and irrelevant arguments with strangers where I'm confrontationally forced to justify all of my opinions, I'll hang out on reddit. If you don't like my opinion, then click the down arrow and move on. Since you appear to enjoy picking fights with strangers, I highly recommend you switch to that site. It's a much better platform for making sure that everyone who disagrees with you knows how stupid you think they are. Seriously though, I looked at your comment history, and the whole top page is you just arguing with people and putting down their opinions. Yuck.
- scotty79 11y agoI guess so, like giving a doctor free branded pen, or inviting him to free branded "conference" which is basically luxury vacation. One seems more like marketing, other more like bribery.