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It was overly obvious capitalist “altruism washing”. If they had just come out to say directly that they wanted to provide free internet so that they could mono
by chrischen 8y ago
It was overly obvious capitalist “altruism washing”. If they had just come out to say directly that they wanted to provide free internet so that they could monopolize emerging undeveloped markets it might have been better received.
- tw04 8y ago*if they had just offered bags of cash to local politicians in exchange for access to their constituents (like the US), this would've been a raging success.
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- ballenf 8y agoDon't underestimate how much PR is for persuading internal decision makers as much as the public. To outright admit the goal may make little difference to the public, but it might doom the project internally, with the board, or limit its ability to recruit talent cheaper. There's a lot of interesting research surrounding corporate responsibility policies and how they aid recruiting and may affect productivity of workers.