First of all, people need to stop hating on Stanton for giving a toss.
If even 1/2 the people on this list gave as much thought to what they
write as he does I'd hit my delete key a whole lot less. I don't
agree with him but at least he's able to make a point without
resorting to insults and adolescent behavior.
Second of all my point is just that Corporations are here and be it
neo-liberal or apathetic or whatever, I just don't think they're going
to go anywhere. It's great to make sure they know when they're
fucking up and I think that more people should probably care about
it. I think a lot of times corporate behavior can be modified by
popular sentiment ... unfortunately the vast majority of people in the
USA give not a shit about who slaves their life away to make their
Nikes. Nike is actually a bad example because they've at least
attempted to rectify situations based on popular conceptions that they
use sweatshop labor. Maybe not as much as they should have, but I'm
getting off track. My point is that the system exists as it is and
it's going to use us as much as it wants to so we might as well use it
right back. It's far from an ideal situation but it can be modified
through other forms of subversion besides out-and-out opposition.
In fact, you're probably going to have a lot more of an influence by
getting with some of these independent market research companies and
sitting in on some focus groups than you'll ever have by picketing
their corporate hq. I've done this. There is nothing more satisfying
than telling some corporate shmoe that the latest Buweiser commercial
is homoerotic or calling a Chevy SUV a "minivan". I have a phone
number for one of these places ... they toss you $100 bucks to come in
and bullshit them for 1 hour.
Anyway if you've read your Sun Tzu you know that it's easier to win a
battle though diversion and subversion than frontal assault.
Josh
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