Starbucks Learns the
Cost of Virtue-Signaling
Posted By: MissMolly, 3/10/2020 5:12:31 AM
Everyone remembers how Starbucks responded to allegations of systemic racism by closing down for a whole day of penance (which meant company-wide sensitivity training) followed by the decision that they would open all their locations—and most especially their bathrooms—to anyone without requiring a product purchase. In other words, it was the equivalent of putting out signs saying, “Loitering Welcome Here.” As they say on the Interwebs, you’ll never guess what happened next! Actually, you don’t need to guess, but in case you’re curious, we have some social science on the question, in the form of a paper from two researchers at Boston College and one at the University of Texas,
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Degrees, and Someone Must Stand In
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wife's pregnancy to avoid deposition
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bootleg alcohol to prevent
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bestseller, says coronavirus will be
very, very bad 26 replies
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