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I struggled about my comment because I don't like being negative for the sake of it, but here's why I think this issue might actually matter.
Let's say you really care about selling this condoms as a mean of helping, and you have two alternatives: BoringCondom©, which is pretty much just a condom, and the AlternativeCondom©. If AlternativeCondom is provable better than BoringCondom and people buy more of those, then by all means sell it and everyone will be happier. But what if AlternativeCondom is actually putting people off your product? Wouldn't your help more people by doing it the boring way?
Based on votes number here, my complaint seems to have resonated slightly. If we take those numbers to be The Absolute Truth, then "vegan condom" may actually be hurting their statement, which is why I pointed it out.
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I struggled about my comment because I don't like being negative for the sake of it, but here's why I think this issue might actually matter.
Let's say you really care about selling this condoms as a mean of helping, and you have two alternatives: BoringCondom©, which is pretty much just a condom, and the AlternativeCondom©. If AlternativeCondom is provable better than BoringCondom and people buy more of those, then by all means sell it and everyone will be happier. But what if AlternativeCondom is actually putting people off your product? Wouldn't your help more people by doing it the boring way?
Based on votes number here, my complaint seems to have resonated slightly. If we take those numbers to be The Absolute Truth, then "vegan condom" may actually be hurting their statement, which is why I pointed it out.