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They are just pointing out how funny it is to have any sort of environmental savings metric for a sales event known for impulse FOMO purchases.

• toomuchtodo 3y ago
  But that’s the entire point. It isn’t funny, it is legitimate effort to offset the harm caused by consumer demand that won’t go away. My problem is that it is flippant, ignores the nuance, and is borderline ignorant. It has no place here, whereas the math around the topic does. Curiosity and discovery over shitposting.
  • hombre_fatal 3y ago
    I agree, but there's another side of the coin that's perhaps best demonstrated by "Climate-friendly" burger patties. We'll do anything to roleplay that we care instead of the hard things. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/8/23863100/tyson-climate-friendly-beef-burger-usda https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/8/23863100/tyson-c... That said, I don't think responsibility falls on Shopify here. But I did find myself nodding along with them as I find myself scrolling Amazon for "deals" on things I don't even want!
  • lm28469 3y ago
    > consumer demand that won’t go away We created it, it didn't exist even 100 years ago... let's not act like this is some sort of universal law we have to abide to