Hot-button issue, please be civil about it.

  • @jeffw
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    6 months ago

    It’s a little disingenuous to use market cap as evidence here. “WOW $400 million!!” People will say.

    The stock is down 1% in the past 5 days. Half the shit in my portfolio has moved more than that in the last week

    Edit: I am not saying the protest shouldn’t continue, just that it’s not necessarily a massive success based on a 400 million hit in market cap

    Edit 2: I should have read more than a couple paragraphs. It’s actually bigoted right wingers protesting, in which case they can continue their temper tantrum if they’d like, it doesn’t matter

    • @[email protected]
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      -86 months ago

      “The protest must continue!”

      “Oh shit, its not my side so its a temer tantrum now.”

      You must have got whiplash reversing that fast.

      • @jeffw
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        26 months ago

        Maybe reread my edits lol? I said “they can keep going, even thought it’s ineffective.” Then I said “idgaf if they keep up the transphobic temper tantrum”

        You must have some pain from stretching my words so far lol

      • Neuromancer
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        -36 months ago

        I find most boycotts stupid, and historically, they have little impact. The boycott on bud was the most effective I have seen. I will have to look again but I believe planet fitness has recovered from it’s dip.

  • @ganksy
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    126 months ago

    Looks like all the wing nuts really made a statement. Seems like that statement was that they were ready to take a loss for their laurels and were promptly replaced by value investors. Stock seems to have recovered back to pre-hissy value.

  • @hark
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    116 months ago

    “tumbles” it’s around the same level it’s been revolving around for the last five years.

  • @jpreston2005
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    76 months ago

    Ah, a conservative boycott. So, nothing. That’s what’s happening. nothing.

  • athos77
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    56 months ago

    I … I wasn’t even aware there was a boycott. It must be being tremendously successful …

  • Waldowal
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    46 months ago

    Sounds like the libs got some discounted stocks at the expense of snowflake conservatives.

  • @HoustonHenry
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    46 months ago

    Jeez, the list grows…I’m surprised no one tried setting one on fire, seems to be first option when they boycott something

    • @SuckMyWang
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      36 months ago

      *cancel culture. It’s different than boycotting for some reason

      • @HoustonHenry
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        26 months ago

        Thanks for pointing that out, it’s difficult to stay up-to-date on everything that outrages the typical MAGAt

  • @EssentialNPC
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    6 months ago

    “We will retake this county by force if necessary, just we tried on January 6 . . . but we won’t go to the gym to get fit enough to do it. Their bathrooms scare us.”

    But seriously, this could be a longer-term issue for Planet Fitness. Their business model in large part relies on people paying for a membership they do not use and never have the drive to cancel. The people who canceled their memberships were likely already not using the gym, so they would have no reason to renew their membership if Planet Fitness changes its course. That means the boycott could have a longer fiscal impact, but Planet Fitness has no reason to change from their established course and risk angering another customer bar.

    Maybe this could cause Planet Fitness to lean harder into being publicly progressive in the hopes of maintaining or growing their customers in the non-angry segment. It is interesting to consider.