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Is actually an outlandish thought to you? You must think I'm insane for not eating at Chick-fil-A because of their stance on gay marriage, or for not buying pil

Is actually an outlandish thought to you? You must think I'm insane for not eating at Chick-fil-A because of their stance on gay marriage, or for not buying pillows from that weird Trump aficionado. Do you really not think about who you are giving your money to, or do you just not care?

seoulmetro 3y ago
That is not sane behaviour. Do you really think you would be friends with all the people you buy stuff from?
- CaptainZapp 3y ago
  Why should I deal with a company that I detest for whatever reasons? I don't use any Facebook products, I don't buy anything at Amazon, ever, and frankly, I also would never ever spend money for a Tesla. I don't think making such choices is insane in any way, shape or form.
  - misiti3780 3y ago
    You dont buy anything from Amazon, what are you using instead ?
  - seoulmetro 3y ago
    You may not think it is. But it is. If none of your reasons are because of those companies, their product or how they are run, then it is insane.
- tail_exchange 3y ago
  Oh, of course not. This is not about friendship, but about avoid supporting people with values that I strongly disagree with.
  - seoulmetro 3y ago
    But that's fundamentally impossible. Strongly disagree with on what? And at what level down the rung does the support have to be for you to be comfortable disagreeing with them? It's okay to not act rationally or not be sane in all decisions, but it's definitely not normal.
    - tail_exchange 3y ago
      It's quite simple. I do some superficial research about the companies I frequently buy from, and if they support a cause I strongly disagree with, I try looking for an alternative. Sometimes there is no alternative, then that's ok, but if there is, then I switch. Sometimes I don't even need to research, because they will loudly announce these values by themselves. Have you really never heard of a boycott? "Voting with your dollars"?
      - seoulmetro 3y ago
        I've heard of boycotting something based on the behaviour of that something, not by the location that the something is funded. If you want to boycott things based on an abstracted emotional value that's up to you, but it's not normal. Elon posting on Twitter has very little to do with Tesla cars.
        tail_exchange 3y ago
        Elon was only able to buy Twitter because Tesla sold a lot of cars. Not giving more power to people you don't want to have more power is not an abstract emotional value.
        misiti3780 3y ago
        Seems like you have a case of Musk Derangement Syndrome
        antifa 3y ago
- lexandstuff 3y ago
  Huh? How is it not sane? Voting with your dollars is a key tenet of capitalism. If a company is run by unethical people, I sure as hell won't be doing business with them. Especially when there's plenty of competition, like there is in the EV market.
  - seoulmetro 3y ago
    Yes voting with your dollars based on the value, reception or controversies of that product is super capitalistic and very normal. Voting with your dollars based on your emotional feelings of some persons actions outside that product is not normal. There are many people who confuse the two, and the line is constantly being blurred, but one is normal, the other is not. Everyone is free to do non-normal things though.
    - mrmincent 3y ago
      If it is something that many people do, how is it non-normal?
junofan 3y ago
I don’t give a shit. I’m eating Chick-fil-A. Forty years from now I’m not gonna remember Trump this or gay marriage that. If I want to feel like I’m helping people I’ll go actually help real people instead of partaking in some weird power games played between people I don’t know.
fallingknife 3y ago
He said "wouldn't be caught dead in" which implies fear of embarrassment and judgement from others, not a principled stance, which is completely outlandish to me. Your stance is not outlandish to me, but I do fall in the "just not care" camp. I have no problem at all doing business with people who disagree we me as long as the transaction is acceptable on business terms.

seoulmetro 3y ago

That is not sane behaviour. Do you really think you would be friends with all the people you buy stuff from?

CaptainZapp 3y ago
Why should I deal with a company that I detest for whatever reasons? I don't use any Facebook products, I don't buy anything at Amazon, ever, and frankly, I also would never ever spend money for a Tesla. I don't think making such choices is insane in any way, shape or form.
- misiti3780 3y ago
  You dont buy anything from Amazon, what are you using instead ?
- seoulmetro 3y ago
  You may not think it is. But it is. If none of your reasons are because of those companies, their product or how they are run, then it is insane.
tail_exchange 3y ago
Oh, of course not. This is not about friendship, but about avoid supporting people with values that I strongly disagree with.
- seoulmetro 3y ago
  But that's fundamentally impossible. Strongly disagree with on what? And at what level down the rung does the support have to be for you to be comfortable disagreeing with them? It's okay to not act rationally or not be sane in all decisions, but it's definitely not normal.
  - tail_exchange 3y ago
    It's quite simple. I do some superficial research about the companies I frequently buy from, and if they support a cause I strongly disagree with, I try looking for an alternative. Sometimes there is no alternative, then that's ok, but if there is, then I switch. Sometimes I don't even need to research, because they will loudly announce these values by themselves. Have you really never heard of a boycott? "Voting with your dollars"?
    - seoulmetro 3y ago
      I've heard of boycotting something based on the behaviour of that something, not by the location that the something is funded. If you want to boycott things based on an abstracted emotional value that's up to you, but it's not normal. Elon posting on Twitter has very little to do with Tesla cars.
      - tail_exchange 3y ago
        Elon was only able to buy Twitter because Tesla sold a lot of cars. Not giving more power to people you don't want to have more power is not an abstract emotional value.
        misiti3780 3y ago
        Seems like you have a case of Musk Derangement Syndrome
        antifa 3y ago
lexandstuff 3y ago
Huh? How is it not sane? Voting with your dollars is a key tenet of capitalism. If a company is run by unethical people, I sure as hell won't be doing business with them. Especially when there's plenty of competition, like there is in the EV market.
- seoulmetro 3y ago
  Yes voting with your dollars based on the value, reception or controversies of that product is super capitalistic and very normal. Voting with your dollars based on your emotional feelings of some persons actions outside that product is not normal. There are many people who confuse the two, and the line is constantly being blurred, but one is normal, the other is not. Everyone is free to do non-normal things though.
  - mrmincent 3y ago
    If it is something that many people do, how is it non-normal?

junofan 3y ago

I don’t give a shit. I’m eating Chick-fil-A. Forty years from now I’m not gonna remember Trump this or gay marriage that. If I want to feel like I’m helping people I’ll go actually help real people instead of partaking in some weird power games played between people I don’t know.

fallingknife 3y ago

He said "wouldn't be caught dead in" which implies fear of embarrassment and judgement from others, not a principled stance, which is completely outlandish to me. Your stance is not outlandish to me, but I do fall in the "just not care" camp. I have no problem at all doing business with people who disagree we me as long as the transaction is acceptable on business terms.