It's very interesting for me to watch when the public has a chance to uphold or dispose of a long standing company. An example in the opposite direction is GM, where citizens seem to rally to buy American cars, for better or worse, for the sake of a company they owe no loyalty. Many companies are now being replaced by one's own computer, or by services provided by means we hadn't thought of a while ago, like VOIP for phone, email for postage, and in this case, home video. There would be, in my opinion, a loud public campaign to keep companies like Blockbuster alive if Blockbuster had made any moves in it's long career to garner real loyalty, to do something inherently good or selfless. The general opinion is that Blockbuster wasn't all that nice, unfair at times, and now that opinion allows people to watch happily while they thrash around before drowning. Let's hope banks are next.
Americans are caught in a catch 22. If we let a dishonest company deservedly fail, many Americans lose their means of livelihood along with it. The challenge is to save American jobs while somehow holding corporations liable for their mistakes.
In the long run, I'd say let the consumers' decisions allow the dishonest companies to fail, but I'm sure my opinion would be different if my job were on the line.
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It's very interesting for me to watch when the public has a chance to uphold or dispose of a long standing company. An example in the opposite direction is GM, where citizens seem to rally to buy American cars, for better or worse, for the sake of a company they owe no loyalty. Many companies are now being replaced by one's own computer, or by services provided by means we hadn't thought of a while ago, like VOIP for phone, email for postage, and in this case, home video. There would be, in my opinion, a loud public campaign to keep companies like Blockbuster alive if Blockbuster had made any moves in it's long career to garner real loyalty, to do something inherently good or selfless. The general opinion is that Blockbuster wasn't all that nice, unfair at times, and now that opinion allows people to watch happily while they thrash around before drowning. Let's hope banks are next.
Americans are caught in a catch 22. If we let a dishonest company deservedly fail, many Americans lose their means of livelihood along with it. The challenge is to save American jobs while somehow holding corporations liable for their mistakes.
In the long run, I'd say let the consumers' decisions allow the dishonest companies to fail, but I'm sure my opinion would be different if my job were on the line.