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minus-squareSailorFuzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoYea… but also, they’re a private business, they don’t have to accept it. It’s called having integrity. It’s pretty slimey to be like “welp, we know it’s immoral, but it’s not illegal, so we’ll profit off of it”.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoAnd stop it how exactly?
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoCompany policy to delist scalped products. It’s quite simple. It’s not like these listings are hard to find.
minus-squareFlordaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoIt’s a corporation. They only care about money. Integrity is only important to them if it leads to more money.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoIt’s a business and an American one at that. Of course they’re going to put profit over morality.
Yea… but also, they’re a private business, they don’t have to accept it. It’s called having integrity.
It’s pretty slimey to be like “welp, we know it’s immoral, but it’s not illegal, so we’ll profit off of it”.
And stop it how exactly?
Company policy to delist scalped products. It’s quite simple. It’s not like these listings are hard to find.
It’s a corporation. They only care about money. Integrity is only important to them if it leads to more money.
It’s a business and an American one at that. Of course they’re going to put profit over morality.