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They're saying that because saying what they actually mean would paint flock in a negative light, which they likely want to avoid for various reasons.
by chmod775 8mo ago
They're saying that because saying what they actually mean would paint flock in a negative light, which they likely want to avoid for various reasons.
- stalfosknight 8mo agoSo they'd rather lie in their press release.
- delfinom 8mo agoHappens every single day in corporate PR. And it's largely legal as long as it doesn't affect their stock price too much in either direction.
- riversflow 8mo agoYes? Not like we can prove one way or the other.
- kelipso 8mo agoHuh so weird, companies never do that.
- selcuka 8mo ago> companies never do that You must be a company.
- ryandrake 8mo agoYou really think someone would do that? Just write a press release and tell lies?
- usea 8mo agoPress releases are lies by default.
- adharmad 8mo agoPress releases are partly to create a paper trail and partly for the stock market.
- ncallaway 8mo agoYes. That's...not unusual. I would strongly to advise you to assume companies are extremely willing to lie in press releases.
- hackable_sand 8mo agoRight, but we have to call it out every time.
- harrall 8mo agoWhat? This is basic human social skills. It’s like when you don’t like someone’s friends but you’re not actually going to say that out loud. Instead you say “I'm just too tired to go out” — it’s a “diplomatic out.” Yes it’s a lie at face value but you leave people with their dignity while simultaneously signal your intent. Your friend, who presumably has social skills, picks up the subtext and you successfully communicate two layers of meaning with one sentence. Press releases are the same thing.
- watwut 8mo agoNo, what you call "basic human social skills" is literally opposite of it. Having good social skills also involves saying "this person/institution is lying". Or even "this person/institution is harming people". Having social skills means also being able to distinguish between innocent nicer phrase, outright enabling and being coconspirator.
- hackable_sand 8mo agoI say: "I don't like your friend because they are a neo-Nazi", and then I don't go out with them.
- nyeah 8mo agoThey Might Be Giants had a cool song on this theme back in the 1990s. Based on net downvotes, I suspect times really have changed.
- bossyTeacher 8mo agoSaying bad stuff about their former business partner could get them sued.
- catlifeonmars 8mo ago1. Anyone can sue anyone 2. saying false things (not bad things per se) could be expensive
- freeopinion 8mo agoSaying good things can get you sued. The truth doesn't need to be disparaging. If you are uncomfortable about the privacy implications of some action, just say that. You don't have to use words like "evil" or "villian" to express that you are not comfortable with a particular path.
- ponector 8mo agoIt's not a lie. It's called marketing information.
- seanhunter 8mo agoIt may even be that they have no alternative but to lie in their press release. Like say hypothetically they went to Flock and said “I know we have a contract saying we’re gonna do this partnership but given the optics and the amount of heat we’re getting we have to cancel”. Flock may well have agreed on a break to the contract but stipulated that Flock had to agree to the wording of the press statement and Amazon was not going to disparage Flock yadda yadda.
- nyeah 8mo ago"Don't worry, Jeff, I have your back." "Thanks! How sweet! You're laid off."
- Brendinooo 8mo ago“would require significantly more time and resources [to win over the public] than anticipated”, perhaps?