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Re:Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “sup... by evandale on Thursday July 06, 2023 @09:54PM (#36626009)
Trust and affection are two different emotions that I'm able to separate.

For example, I like Adidas shoes but when they boast about sustainability I question the truth in that and their intentions.

I prefer Pepsi over Coke but I don't trust either to be truthful in their marketing. I think it's bullshit that Santa prefers Coke, for one he's not even a real person, but I don't dislike Coke for using Santa as a mascot.

I hate Disney though and I firmly believe they're among one of the worst companies on the planet. I oppose anything they do out of principle and believe every decision they make needs to answer yes to the question "Will this make us a billion dollars?" I hope to live to see the day they fold and disappear forever.

So no, I don't dislike every corporation and my inherit distrust doesn't undermine my views one bit. I don't know how one can possibly trust a capitalist company whose motives are primarily profit driven. I don't know how one could think a company stands for anything that wouldn't make them money or would honestly have a goal that wasn't driven by profits.

A good barometer on if a company has morals is if they use rainbow logos in Saudi Arabia during June. Try coming up with a single argument for why a company world proudly display them in North America but not in the Middle East without mentioning profits or market share, and good luck. I personally think it's completely indefensible.

Re:Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “sup... by DropInIn on Friday July 07, 2023 @01:35AM (#36627619)
Like in context of businesses/products/organizations/governments does not generally refer to "affection"... That's "love"...

One can "love" something or someone but not "like" it.... Is that something you're not aware of?

Re:Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “sup... by evandale on Sunday July 09, 2023 @01:15PM (#36656356)
What is the point of your comment? I have no idea what you're trying to say.

Liking something and trusting something are different things. I don't trust a single company and it doesn't matter if I like, hate, or love them. They're two mutually independent feelings no matter what you want to call one of them.

Re:Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “sup... by DropInIn on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:41PM (#36668921)
JFC... I said it doesn't matter rif you like them and then you went on a long winded diatribe about "affection" for the companies.

I made the distinction between like and affection because they aren't the same at all.

You subsequently failed at basic comprehension.

Drink some coffee and try again.