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> I guess they've hacked my demographic? Your demographic doesn't understand corporate propaganda.

• SuoDuanDao 7y ago
  If the actions are actually taken, I don't care if they were taken for propaganda purposes.
• jknoepfler 7y ago
  Quite the opposite... I grew up in the 80's thinking everyone was a brainless moron and all corporations were intrinsically evil. Corporate messaging was unbelievably, brazenly disingenuous, and political speech was worse (!) than it is today. In my dottage (lol), I believe that it's wiser and more honest to praise meaningful virtuous action than to dismiss it out of hand as "PR." I'd think about whether and how you disagree with that statement carefully, particularly re: how you think knee-jerk cynicism improves the world you live in. In my experience, blind cynicism is a shield for people who are terrified of being duped because they are, at heart, deeply insecure (and possibly also exhausted, justifiably, by glossy PR bullshit). For my part, I don't mind taking calculated risks when I see action I agree with. If I were never right, I'd stop pretty quickly. But I find I'm right more often than I'm wrong, and I'm willing to tolerate a few mistakes in the process.