A thought experiment:
We're going to do a national boycott of McDonald's until they match EU standards for food ingredients. Sign the petition and you're entered into a drawing. 10 winners will be chosen and then will be vetted. Your bank records and cell phone tracking info will be checked to ensure you abided by the boycott. 50 famous people, 25 gals and 25 guys, agreed to have a private dinner with these winners. The winners get to choose who from the list of celebs.
Does this become a national success?
Do the celebs balk at participating because they don't understand the cause or because they're afraid it could affect their ability to get work?
What if Elon backed the boycott with a $1M prize for 10 winners? Would that work better?
Pretending you ate at McDonald's, what would get you to participate?
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"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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People love money.
I do eat at McDonalds, but not often. Mostly when a kid wants McDonalds, and I'm just like "Sure, whatever"
I would need to know what the changes should/would result in. But most people would just want the money.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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I eat McD's maybe twice a year.... and regret it every time.
I don't know, I'd sign up. But as soon as I have to jump through that first hoop to be vetted, I'd be out, assuming I was being scammed. "Give us your bank account and credit card info so we can make sure." Uh huh.
I don't know, I'd sign up. But as soon as I have to jump through that first hoop to be vetted, I'd be out, assuming I was being scammed. "Give us your bank account and credit card info so we can make sure." Uh huh.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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What if the celeb was naked?
Fair. What if instead of that, the McD sales had to hit a certain level? Like, they do $5B in sales per quarter and for this protest to "pay out winners", McD's sales have to drop to $2.5B in a quarter.
Now there's incentive to participate and even if you didn't, the protest worked.
I genuinely believe we do need a cleanup of the FDA and the food industry overall.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Which one?
Well, That's what RFK Jr has promised. A few of his ideas are not terrible.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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You get to pick!!
Agreed. I just hope the changes are made cautiously. Don't go from one extreme to the other, and have a plan in place to get there, not just disassemble.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Fine, I'm in.
I'm gonna "lol", but hey, you never know.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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Yeah, unfortunately, I agree it's unlikely to be done right.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell