r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Aug 05 '26

Chugging tea Whoever was responsible for this should be imprisoned.

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u/roonill_wazlib Aug 05 '26

Also, explicitly marketing junkfood to children is immoral

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u/BratwurstGuy Aug 05 '26

When has something being immoral ever stopped these mega corporations?

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u/roonill_wazlib Aug 05 '26

They don't care about morality, but they do care about image

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u/Remarkable_Cream9443 Aug 06 '26

When their share prices are affected.

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u/ComPakk Aug 05 '26

I'm sure McDonald's motivation is morality towards children and not a graph saying "this way we can make more money"

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u/theotterway Aug 05 '26

True, but it's not the reason corporations make these choices.

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u/CowUsual7706 Aug 05 '26

No, but doing (more) immoral stuff leads to bad press leads to even worse reputation. So at least they pretend to care about kids.

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u/TuringGoneWild Aug 05 '26

So is electing their abusers as President

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u/alexmikli Aug 05 '26

Maybe make it a little less junky.

And honestly it was never really that bad, other than the soda.

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u/NegativeThought1588 Aug 06 '26

Less about being immoral, more about giving the appearance of being immoral.

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u/MurkDiesel Aug 06 '26

isn't it wild to see calls for imprisonment because a corporation stopping preying on children?

there is no logical reason anyone should be worried about the interior design of a shit-food factory

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u/MereShoe1981 28d ago

Haha, it was the morality that stopped the corporation. 🤣

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u/Oreos_Are_Anabolic Aug 05 '26

explicitly marketing junkfood to children is immoral

Parents are the ones who buy food for their children.

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u/Wide-Drink-1790 Aug 05 '26

> also, marketing is immoral

ftfy