• Philippe23
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    3 days ago

    Yeah, people love being offered a carrot and then having it yanked to be beaten with a stick. Those people definitely won’t hold a grudge and go elsewhere. 🙄

    • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com
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      3 days ago

      I am not defending his actions, just legitimately providing a reason that might be done in some cases. I think it’s important people think through the consequences of actions regardless of the admin and that seemed like a pretty clear outcome in some cases that was being overlooked.

      For what it’s worth, companies can hold grudges, but money is money, and if the stick hurts enough they will generally capitulate because money is generally more important then the ego of whoever is in charge that feels temporarily slighted. Look at the way CEOs/businesses (even from perceived “left leaning” companies) capitulated and donated to his campaign or changed policies overnight. Yes, there are Elon musks of the world, but most CEOs are just looking to increase profits and move on. Few take business personally. There’s a whole idiom about that.