• @HowManyNimons
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    111 day ago

    They’re doing it in a harmless way and getting cheap publicity from playing him. Honestly this doesn’t bug me nearly as much as the donations.

    • @GreenAppleTree
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      91 day ago

      I admire the hustle.

      “Lol look at those suckers spending millions and not even getting a mention in the footnote. We printed a label and a fancy box, $20 tops, got a free photo op and a smile out of old boy himself. I expect a 300% pay rise next year.”

    • @[email protected]
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      41 day ago

      I agree.

      This also isn’t 2016.

      The American voting public knew what they were voting for and they cast their ballots and gave Trump a presidency and a Congressional majority.

      Businesses are responding to the changed political reality. And we also know how businesses operate, in an amoral fashion.

      If anyone thought Coca-Cola was some paragon of virtue, then they were naive.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 day ago

        If anyone thought Coca-Cola was some paragon of virtue, then they were naive.

        No one is saying that, and also there’s a big difference between a commemorative coke bottle (harmless) and removing moderation from your social media platform (meta, x) and allowing people to harass queers (harmful).

      • @glimse
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        21 day ago

        Of all the ring kisses, these one is the least bad. I don’t think anyone thought the company that made that uncanny AI Christmas commercial is virtuous lol

        • @[email protected]
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          11 day ago

          Yeah I really don’t know what people expected from a company that just released 3 AI made commercials (each nightmare-ish) as celebratory ads for people’s most beloved holiday in the west.

          Honestly that should have been people’s final straw not adjusting their normal inauguration coke to be diet which is just gross for a couple reasons.