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Eh, I found Jonathan's "Buying yuppies coffee will improve the world!" naivete far more offensive. I didn't see OP as criticizing frivolity, I saw him more cri
by Triumvark 15y ago
Eh, I found Jonathan's "Buying yuppies coffee will improve the world!" naivete far more offensive.
I didn't see OP as criticizing frivolity, I saw him more criticizing Jonathan's suggestion that this game was meaningfully altruistic.
Eye of the beholder I guess.
- sequoia 15y ago>>Eh, I found Jonathan's "Buying yuppies coffee will improve the world!" naivete far more offensive. heh... fair enough! In fact, I totally agree. I don't actually know much about the original project, besides the mechanics of it. Perhaps Sam could explain this in the post? as it is he just comes off as condescending for no clear reason.
- josscrowcroft 15y agoNot forgetting, of course, that it was all an elaborate (or not) marketing campaign by somebody connected to Starbucks.
- zacharycohn 15y agoIt wasn't. Jonathan denied it, Starbucks denied it. The "proof" was flimsy at best.
- josscrowcroft 15y agoAs the man in orthopaedic shoes said ... I stand corrected
- sans-serif 15y agoHe's free to criticize the initial experiment all he wants, but to hijack it and abuse it as he sees fit can't be objectively interpreted as anything but pure douchebaggery.
- AlfaWolph 15y agoThe whole "Buying yuppies coffee will improve the world!" was obviously tongue in cheek. It's hard to believe some people don't see that.