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My take on this is no they don't. As long as they are truthful they only report on the quality of the product and prevent many people of spending a lot of money from losing it by buying something that doesn't work.

If your product is shit your company does not deserve to be shielded from the backlash, this is the core of (classic) capitalism after all.

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[–] [email protected] 167 points 8 months ago (6 children)

who gives a fuck about companies?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 8 months ago (1 children)

People whose entire personality is what stocks they follow.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

To the moon, bro!

[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago

I work for one and hope it goes well enougs so I can get my money for the work I'm doing.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

Maybe the people who lose their job when they go under. That being said we shouldn’t prop up a bad business just because people might lose their livelihood

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Companies also include small genuinely good startups and a dishonest negative review could ruin them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yes. Everyone agrees.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

There's a different way to look at companies. They're not just profit-making entities. They are ways of organizing people to accomplish things nobody could do on their own. The profit is just there to keep the lights on and pay everyone a living wage.

Our current system doesn't encourage that approach, but that's just a problem with the current system.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

People with jobs.

I have one, still don't care about the company or bad reviews about it when they deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ok? "Caring about companies" only means "caring about your job and income and benefits" it doesn't mean "I wonder if the CEO is happy"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

how is that then caring about the company? This is clearly caring about yourself...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I care that my company continues to exist and does not experience financial hardship that will impact my income.

How is this hard for people?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because it's the equivalent of saying society should not stop using coal or fossil fuels or those people who pump your gas for you because "what about the employees????". No, the world needs to move on.

If your company produces shitty products that people don't want, then they shouldn't exist and you should find a different job rather investing your livelihood in such a bad idea.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

This is the equivalent of telling people to "just move" of their home town sucks

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Consideration is required; it's much easier to be a knee-jerk contrarian one supposes.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

I also care that whatever company I work for moves to take corrective action as well. This isn't at all difficult to think through.