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They're up there for most evil currently-extant Western company. Certainly near the top for most evil company that a median HN user might directly interact with

They're up there for most evil currently-extant Western company. Certainly near the top for most evil company that a median HN user might directly interact with the products of (unlike, say, arms manufacturers). I would argue they are much more evil than any oil company.

tstrimple 3y ago
> Certainly near the top for most evil company that a median HN user might directly buy the product of. And a lot of folks don't really know just how many bands Nestle owns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands They have over 50 brands of water alone. Avoiding their products requires home work and diligence.
- timeon 3y ago
  Seems like it is mostly junk-food. Not hard to avoid.
  - tstrimple 3y ago
    Ah yes. The well known categories of junk food being bottled water and coffee. Maybe you're one of the weirdos who categorize pizza as "junk food", but no reasonable person would expect that California Pizza Kitchen, DiGiorno, Delissio , Jacks and Tombstone (which are all sold next to each other on the same shelves) are all owned by the same company. That accounts for 80%+ of the chains in major grocery stores. The "competition" is entirely fabricated.
nickff 3y ago
I think many people interact with Krupp's modern incarnation on a very regular basis; ThyssenKrupp is one of the largest manufacturers of elevators in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp
- margalabargala 3y ago
  Based on the "Controversies" section on that wikipedia page, it does not appear that the modern incarnation is particularly evil. The current incarnation of the East India Company is also not particularly evil, despite the many evils done centuries ago: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10971109 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10971109

tstrimple 3y ago

> Certainly near the top for most evil company that a median HN user might directly buy the product of. And a lot of folks don't really know just how many bands Nestle owns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands They have over 50 brands of water alone. Avoiding their products requires home work and diligence.

timeon 3y ago
Seems like it is mostly junk-food. Not hard to avoid.
- tstrimple 3y ago
  Ah yes. The well known categories of junk food being bottled water and coffee. Maybe you're one of the weirdos who categorize pizza as "junk food", but no reasonable person would expect that California Pizza Kitchen, DiGiorno, Delissio , Jacks and Tombstone (which are all sold next to each other on the same shelves) are all owned by the same company. That accounts for 80%+ of the chains in major grocery stores. The "competition" is entirely fabricated.

nickff 3y ago

I think many people interact with Krupp's modern incarnation on a very regular basis; ThyssenKrupp is one of the largest manufacturers of elevators in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp

margalabargala 3y ago
Based on the "Controversies" section on that wikipedia page, it does not appear that the modern incarnation is particularly evil. The current incarnation of the East India Company is also not particularly evil, despite the many evils done centuries ago: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10971109 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10971109