Love your work Isaac, but I do think you are putting too much on this new theory about companies making their money from governments, ngos, etc. some of that is happening, but I think there is little direct funding going from these sources to corporations. If you have evidence, I’d love to see some specifics. Much simpler explanation is just that the people that do the marketing, HR, PR, etc are all of this mindset and the corporate leaders just do what they say because it works to keep them out of scandals. Yes, they alienate the conservatives, but in the end, most conservatives don’t care that much when making purchasing decisions. Why it’s happening in media is a more complicated question I’d say and harder to pin down, but still not because these publishing outlets are getting funding from above. Great convo though, love the breadth of people you are bringing on.
Love your work Isaac, but I do think you are putting too much on this new theory about companies making their money from governments, ngos, etc. some of that is happening, but I think there is little direct funding going from these sources to corporations. If you have evidence, I’d love to see some specifics. Much simpler explanation is just that the people that do the marketing, HR, PR, etc are all of this mindset and the corporate leaders just do what they say because it works to keep them out of scandals. Yes, they alienate the conservatives, but in the end, most conservatives don’t care that much when making purchasing decisions. Why it’s happening in media is a more complicated question I’d say and harder to pin down, but still not because these publishing outlets are getting funding from above. Great convo though, love the breadth of people you are bringing on.