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There's no such thing as a progressive company. They do it for marketing reasons, only after a movement made up of many people taking risks "normalised" a parti

There's no such thing as a progressive company. They do it for marketing reasons, only after a movement made up of many people taking risks "normalised" a particular form of social progress.

cwkoss 4y ago
If corporations are people, every one is a psychopath willing to lie and cheat to get what they want.
- dontlaugh 4y ago
  Willing to murder too.
JKCalhoun 4y ago
There are companies though with a progressive image that appeals to their progressive customers. Whether Corporate™ are progressive or not, they best beware when they offend their customer base. To that end they are forced to behave progressively — so I don't think there's much of a distinction with regard to whether the company truly is or is not "progressive".
- zabzonk 4y ago
  "progressive customers" are not the same as "social media influenced dimwits with more money than sense". or may be they are! and what the heck do you mean by "progressive"?
  - ticviking 4y ago
    The term is well understood and has its origins in the contrasting positions and approaches of "Progressive" and "Revolutionary" Marxists. It has come to mean anyone who is generally left-liberal and favors achieving those policy goals through gradual reform rather than sudden reform, or direct action.
    - zabzonk 4y ago
      > The term is well understood and has its origins in the contrasting positions and approaches of "Progressive" and "Revolutionary" Marxists. well-understood by marxists (are there any of them around any more?) but not i suggest by the rest of us. and of course apple, starbucks and co are all "progressive" and not out to gouge you for all you have? or is this just another part of mad usa politics and wokeness?
      - dontlaugh 4y ago
        There's dozens of us! More seriously, revolutionary Marxist parties exist in all countries with varying degrees of success. Most of us are involved in the labour movement, often organising within unions.
  - JKCalhoun 4y ago
    I am in fact a little reluctant to use "progressive" since it is becoming overloaded and meaningless these days, but that was the term used by the OP so I'm going with it.
dragonwriter 4y ago
> There's no such thing as a progressive company. There are progressive companies, but they are usually labor coops.
whyenot 4y ago
> There's no such thing as a progressive company Patagonia.

There's no such thing as a progressive company. They do it for marketing reasons, only after a movement made up of many people taking risks "normalised" a particular form of social progress.

cwkoss 4y ago

If corporations are people, every one is a psychopath willing to lie and cheat to get what they want.

dontlaugh 4y ago
Willing to murder too.

JKCalhoun 4y ago

There are companies though with a progressive image that appeals to their progressive customers. Whether Corporate™ are progressive or not, they best beware when they offend their customer base. To that end they are forced to behave progressively — so I don't think there's much of a distinction with regard to whether the company truly is or is not "progressive".

zabzonk 4y ago
"progressive customers" are not the same as "social media influenced dimwits with more money than sense". or may be they are! and what the heck do you mean by "progressive"?
- ticviking 4y ago
  The term is well understood and has its origins in the contrasting positions and approaches of "Progressive" and "Revolutionary" Marxists. It has come to mean anyone who is generally left-liberal and favors achieving those policy goals through gradual reform rather than sudden reform, or direct action.
  - zabzonk 4y ago
    > The term is well understood and has its origins in the contrasting positions and approaches of "Progressive" and "Revolutionary" Marxists. well-understood by marxists (are there any of them around any more?) but not i suggest by the rest of us. and of course apple, starbucks and co are all "progressive" and not out to gouge you for all you have? or is this just another part of mad usa politics and wokeness?
    - dontlaugh 4y ago
      There's dozens of us! More seriously, revolutionary Marxist parties exist in all countries with varying degrees of success. Most of us are involved in the labour movement, often organising within unions.
- JKCalhoun 4y ago
  I am in fact a little reluctant to use "progressive" since it is becoming overloaded and meaningless these days, but that was the term used by the OP so I'm going with it.

dragonwriter 4y ago

> There's no such thing as a progressive company. There are progressive companies, but they are usually labor coops.

whyenot 4y ago

> There's no such thing as a progressive company Patagonia.