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To me, when the social signal is valued more highly than the negative outcomes caused by the action, it becomes a bad thing. The action does not reduce gun viol
by challenger22 7y ago
To me, when the social signal is valued more highly than the negative outcomes caused by the action, it becomes a bad thing. The action does not reduce gun violence, but hurts both customers and profits.
- objectivetruth 7y agoActions don't occur in a vacuum. If enough companies followed suit, the social conversations in media, between people, and between organizations can change enough to act as a lever for larger social changes. Lunch counter sit-ins didn't immediately "reduce" the actual local laws that banned black people from sitting in the restaurants... but the protest and counter-protests happened, and the famous pic of the white mob pouring drinks on the peaceful black diners helped inspire social action that led to the Civil Rights Act.