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I don't have any special information here, but I wanted to mention that's it's just as exhausting when people approach every single interaction assuming the wor

• notTooFarGone 2y ago
  Yeah seriously. "Oh no the entire company has wages - let's assume it's exploitation" Is basic divisive language that just perpetuates the "world is bad and there is no lesser evil" bs that drives current news fatigue imo. People are sure that 1 < 100000 but Google Vs ecosia is somehow more muddy.
  • brookst 2y ago
    “They’re trying to do better, which means they’re claiming to be perfect, but I am wise enough to know nobody’s perfect, so they’re a bunch of liars who are no better than all those other liars” It does get fatiguing.
    • dwedge 2y ago
      That's a lot of projection in a forum where you're supposed to assume the best of people you talk with. I never presented that false dichotomy.
      • brookst 2y ago
        Apologies if it seemed personal. I was observing a far too common pattern here, where, as you say, charitable interpretations are encouraged.
• dwedge 2y ago
  You're right. I don't necessarily assume the worst from them and I don't assume the worst in general, but it's difficult to switch off from the fact that this article is marketing, and it's marketing for a company that the author makes money from. Listening to cool ideas like this is nice, but a little skepticism when sharing marketing is, I think, valid.