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OldBaldy1701E

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5. Good brainwashing is more like it.

Thu Mar 31, 2022, 09:59 PM

Mar 2022

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Of course, most people would not know a decent cup of coffee if it were handed to them anyway, but the big corporations' ability to convince the population that their burnt beans are in any way good is typical of how 'uber-branding' works.

Oh, also bear in mind that they got to where they are by going all in on advertising to get young new drinkers who would not know a good cup of coffee if it came in a gold cup from the Pope himself. By flooding the market with sugary coffee drinks that appeal to the younger crowd, they basically created a new generation of drinkers who have no idea what they are drinking.

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Billionaire Starbucks CEO Schultz Doesn't Want Unions [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP

I bet he wants a yacht, however... or a second yacht... Blue Owl Mar 2022 #1

I will never understand the appeal of Starbucks Skittles Mar 2022 #2

That is because you have good taste in coffee. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2022 #6

I had to ban it from our work coffee club due to the complaints Skittles Mar 2022 #7

I wouldn't say I am too picky Skittles Mar 2022 #8

I am a trained barista OldBaldy1701E Apr 2022 #9

Same here but even in the suburbs of Austin it has lines around the block. Must be walkingman Mar 2022 #3

Good brainwashing is more like it. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2022 #5

His net worth is $5 billion. The time for a union is way past. dchill Mar 2022 #4