WVU research shows buyers believe karma, not boycotts should punish brands for bad behavior (wvutoday.wvu.edu)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to science@mander.xyz on 20 Feb 22:58
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robolemmy@lemmy.world on 20 Feb 23:31 next collapse

Terribly misleading headline. The actual finding is that people who believe in karma are less likely to punish a brand directly by boycotting because they think karma will do it.

catloaf@lemm.ee on 21 Feb 00:19 collapse

Yup: “when a consumer thinks the universe will right a corporate wrong, that person tends not to harbor negative feelings toward the corporation and probably will refrain from consumer activism like boycotts”.

These people believe that everything will be handled by other people, not through their own actions. These people are misinformed.

zabadoh@ani.social on 21 Feb 06:35 collapse

United Healthcare announces mandatory patient conversion to Buddhism.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 21 Feb 20:30 collapse

Hinduism, I think. Though I guess karma is a concept that spans multiple religions.