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The Cult of Starbucks

Sounds Like A Cult

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Starbucks Is a Greenwashing Company

Starbucks has always had this sort of greenwashing thing going on where they create the impression that they are not only like indie and intimate and local even though they're literally a massive chain. According to Starbucks on reports it wasn't until the mid 2010s that they even started to really publicly prioritize recyclability. In my opinion their bottom line clearly seems more important to them than sustainability no matter how many press releases they craft. I think something that is worst case scenario when you have that company culture of customers always right is saying no to unionizing and that's something that Starbucks is currently doingYeah I want to talk about the union stuff more but speaking of the politics of Starbucks I think

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