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> even though it's probably PR-driven, if we're being honest Thank you for judging people/organizations based on their actions and not their intentions. Inten

> even though it's probably PR-driven, if we're being honest Thank you for judging people/organizations based on their actions and not their intentions. Intentions are complex and hard to accurately determine.

_bxg1 7y ago
Not for a publicly-held, international corporation. I'm sure the baristas' enactment of the policy is genuine, but public corporations do not have "intentions" other than to make money.
- avip 7y ago
  Public corporations are made of people, and people have (complex, and often contradictory) intentions.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Intentions other than making fast buck cheap tend to quickly cancel out on the market.
MiscIdeaMaker99 7y ago
Intentions are not motivations. They may have great intentions, but Starbucks is absolutely acting in their own self-interest when they decided to come out with this policy. It has everything to do with changing the narrative following the incident in Philadelphia, referenced in the article.