Another key that I use is this, and I hope my American friends won't mind: I prefer European brands over UK/American ones, and Eastern European/non-Western brands over Western European ones.
The reason is that it becomes progressively less likely that they are infected by the woke mindvirus. Have you ever heard of Samsung having a diversity initiative? It's such a large company so perhaps there is some American branch directed by SJWs doing that, but certainly not from the company center.
There aren't many European brands left. They've all been bought by the same mega corps: Milka, Toblerone, Alpengold, Knorr, Lipton, etc It's all just Mondelez, Unilever, Nestle these days.
I used to watch food mystery box unpacking videos with stuff from all around the world. Even brands from Eastern Europe or the middle east belong to them these days.
Edit: I stick with generic super market brands for the most part. They're much cheaper and tend to avoid these retarded marketing campaigns.
That is sad to hear. Then we need better laws to break up these mega-corps. Far too much advocacy for mega-corps by conservatives has focused on "efficiency" while completely ignoring the effect that such concentrations of capital goods, power and market control have on consumer choice, freedom and democracy.
Of course, our chances of getting such a thing passed in corporate/billionaire controlled politics are approximately... none.
The left used to be against these mega corps pretty heavily because they do all kinds of shady shit. Then the corps got wise, pandered to the left's ideology and bamm: instant liberal approval! All is forgiven and forgotten.
Far too much advocacy for mega-corps by conservatives has focused on "efficiency" while completely ignoring the effect that such concentrations of capital goods
Well ... what effect has it had? Right now is still the most prosperous time to be alive for anybody in the west who chooses to participate in it by developing skills and working. When I was a kid a few decades ago there were like two brand choices for everything on grocery shelves. Just because a few mega corporations now own all of those brands doesn't really matter when there are a dozen other alternatives from local and boutique brands as well.
I'm no fan of the idea of consolidation into mega corporations, but honestly, has it actually been that bad?
Our corporatists are the ones sending shit over, so it's always woke. You can't get shit like Black Rifle Coffee in the UK, I suspect.
Our niche private sector anti-woke industries are rising slowly but surely. I can still go to farmer's markets, local businesses, and small businesses, and get non-woke products.
It's gotten quite easy: if it's one of the mega corp brands (like Mondelez in this case) avoid them. Overpriced and usually unhealthy junk anyway.
Another key that I use is this, and I hope my American friends won't mind: I prefer European brands over UK/American ones, and Eastern European/non-Western brands over Western European ones.
The reason is that it becomes progressively less likely that they are infected by the woke mindvirus. Have you ever heard of Samsung having a diversity initiative? It's such a large company so perhaps there is some American branch directed by SJWs doing that, but certainly not from the company center.
There aren't many European brands left. They've all been bought by the same mega corps: Milka, Toblerone, Alpengold, Knorr, Lipton, etc It's all just Mondelez, Unilever, Nestle these days.
I used to watch food mystery box unpacking videos with stuff from all around the world. Even brands from Eastern Europe or the middle east belong to them these days.
Edit: I stick with generic super market brands for the most part. They're much cheaper and tend to avoid these retarded marketing campaigns.
That is sad to hear. Then we need better laws to break up these mega-corps. Far too much advocacy for mega-corps by conservatives has focused on "efficiency" while completely ignoring the effect that such concentrations of capital goods, power and market control have on consumer choice, freedom and democracy.
Of course, our chances of getting such a thing passed in corporate/billionaire controlled politics are approximately... none.
The left used to be against these mega corps pretty heavily because they do all kinds of shady shit. Then the corps got wise, pandered to the left's ideology and bamm: instant liberal approval! All is forgiven and forgotten.
Well ... what effect has it had? Right now is still the most prosperous time to be alive for anybody in the west who chooses to participate in it by developing skills and working. When I was a kid a few decades ago there were like two brand choices for everything on grocery shelves. Just because a few mega corporations now own all of those brands doesn't really matter when there are a dozen other alternatives from local and boutique brands as well.
I'm no fan of the idea of consolidation into mega corporations, but honestly, has it actually been that bad?
Our corporatists are the ones sending shit over, so it's always woke. You can't get shit like Black Rifle Coffee in the UK, I suspect.
Our niche private sector anti-woke industries are rising slowly but surely. I can still go to farmer's markets, local businesses, and small businesses, and get non-woke products.
Quite unlikely. The distribution channels are as murky as they are oligopolistic.