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> But I will never get over the hypocrisy of owning a quarter of Coca Cola and constantly criticizing Americans for being overweight. That's not hypocrisy, tha
by jstarfish 3y ago
> But I will never get over the hypocrisy of owning a quarter of Coca Cola and constantly criticizing Americans for being overweight.
That's not hypocrisy, that's savvy.
Hypocrisy is an American drinking Coke while complaining about their weight.
- vannevar 3y agoHypocrisy is spending billions of dollars to convince people to buy sugar water and then complaining about their weight. I guess you could call it savvy, but I think predatory is a more apt description.
- solarkraft 3y agoThere's a way to avoid (conscious) hypocrisy here: Convincing oneself that marketing (propaganda?) isn't effective and you're just giving the people what they would want anyway.
- jstarfish 3y agoI don't disagree with the sentiment, only the rhetoric. I'd settle for "unethical." Predatory would be investing in Coke, diabetes treatment and weight-loss solutions as a package deal.