Re:BlizzCon 2019 Protest “Full-Steam Ahead,” Say Organizers
by s1artibartfast on Monday October 21, 2019 @03:12PM
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>If it were truly for values, I'd expect alcohol to be removed from shelves as well.
Not sure why everything has to be black and white.
An individual or corporation can hold values that are against smoking but ok with alcohol.
Picking one and not the other does not invalidate the value.
>Anecdotally, and ironically, most of the people that are aware CVS made this move are inconvenienced smokers. I'd expect a huge continued marketing campaign around this endeavor in the US, but it hasn't been as strong as many other less impressive campaigns.
This is not surprising or ironic if the action was based more on ethics and less on PR/ virtue signaling.
Not sure why everything has to be black and white. An individual or corporation can hold values that are against smoking but ok with alcohol.
Picking one and not the other does not invalidate the value.
>Anecdotally, and ironically, most of the people that are aware CVS made this move are inconvenienced smokers. I'd expect a huge continued marketing campaign around this endeavor in the US, but it hasn't been as strong as many other less impressive campaigns.
This is not surprising or ironic if the action was based more on ethics and less on PR/ virtue signaling.