todareistobmore t1_iuakera wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:06 PM

Reply to comment by YoYoMoMa in Patagonia Opens Largest Store in Fells Point by sellwinerugs

He's not wrong, but maybe a more balanced way to put it is that the Patagonia guy's doing the same thing RW billionaires do to... :gestures at everything:, and on basic level there's a real value difference there.

Every billionaire is a policy failure, but some billionaires are less bad than others.

buttpincher t1_iuausig wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:24 PM

The smug remark of “Source: A YouTube video” really pissed me off. As if you can’t find MIT lectures on YouTube or deep dives into many subject matters by experts

todareistobmore t1_iub1t9v wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:20 PM

Well, even though Adam Conover's generally good, the video's 20 minutes long! It would take significantly less time to find a decent link, send somebody that link, and have them read it.

Otherwise, while the glow up is bigly cringe, if you want to drag Pa Tagonia (...Pat Agonia?), I think Barre Seid (tbf I had to google this) really should be mentioned too. The difference between complicity and abuse matters even when it comes to billionaires.

buttpincher t1_iub2av8 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:24 PM

I get what you're saying but he covers Patagonia right away in the video it's not like you'd have to scroll to find a mention.

todareistobmore t1_iubpwg8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:37 AM

But it would still involve clicking play on a video with a runtime of 20 minutes and ...hard pass, personally speaking.

buttpincher t1_iubv3lq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:24 AM

Understandable attention spans are in seconds these days

todareistobmore t1_iubznve wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:09 AM

I have no idea what the point of that dig is, but be honest: does it work for you offline?

buttpincher t1_iuc13dy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:24 AM

There is no dig...? Its true people's attention span is short no thanks to TikTok and the like. Im agreeing with you