They definitely try to get us to “sell out”, like old musicians were accused of doing.
“Hey, your house is worth so much more. You should treat it like a windfall and buy a nicer one.”
“Hey, you can make a few bucks by importing this business component from this poor country.”
“Hey, you can save a few bucks by buying from this massive megachain that’s leveraging slave labor to offer lower prices than that sovereign independent guy over there.”
“Hey, if you can make this moral compromise, you’ll make a few more bucks an hour.”
What if they’re trying to tempt us to do that?
They definitely try to get us to “sell out”, like old musicians were accused of doing.
“Hey, your house is worth so much more. You should treat it like a windfall and buy a nicer one.”
“Hey, you can make a few bucks by importing this business component from this poor country.”
“Hey, you can save a few bucks by buying from this massive megachain that’s leveraging slave labor to offer lower prices than that sovereign independent guy over there.”
“Hey, if you can make this moral compromise, you’ll make a few more bucks an hour.”