Political Optimism

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An (unofficial) community in the spirit of r/PoliticalOptimism.

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Talking about current events, debunking doomsayers, finding the silver lining, just writing an uplifting essay, or finding hope when it seems hopeless.

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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by bibbasa@piefed.social to c/politicaloptimism@piefed.social

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…new research published Friday and shared exclusively with the Guardian found that companies that resisted the pressure and kept their DEI practices, including Costco, Apple and Delta Air Lines, performed just as well as their competitors who pulled back.

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[–] lemmysmash@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

So:

Corporations after applying DEI-washing: nothing changed.
Corporations after removing DEI-washing: nothing changed.
Corporations after keeping DEI-washing: nothing changed.

Conclusion: DEI-washing (just like green-washing, security-washing, kids-protection-washing etc) desn't mean anything (possibly because of the "-washing" part), they use it exclusively to stay in favor politically and/or to get you divided and take advantage of you.

The article is garbage because it just keeps pouring gasoline into the dumpster fire.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

These giant corporations aren't your friends. They weren't doing the initiatives for optics! There is absolutely value in different perspectives and the companies that refused to cancel them in the face of bullies now have a competitive edge...

[–] obbeel@kbin.earth 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, it could be worse.