The net margin on a Tesla is only a few percent, and of that Musk only receives 12% (only owns 12% of Tesla stock).
A guy who is worth hundreds of billions, and is willing to give Wikimedia a billion dollars to change their name to dickipedia, doesn’t care whether he makes an extra hundred from you or not.
The same logic applies to voting in elections. One could argue that a single vote rarely changes the outcome, so why bother participating?
Yet I believe that when enough individuals make the same choice—whether at the ballot box or with their wallets—it creates meaningful impact. Collective consumer decisions send powerful signals to companies and their leadership, just as collective voting shapes our democracy.
scarab92|11 months ago
A guy who is worth hundreds of billions, and is willing to give Wikimedia a billion dollars to change their name to dickipedia, doesn’t care whether he makes an extra hundred from you or not.
Just buy the car you like.
tomashm|11 months ago
Yet I believe that when enough individuals make the same choice—whether at the ballot box or with their wallets—it creates meaningful impact. Collective consumer decisions send powerful signals to companies and their leadership, just as collective voting shapes our democracy.
bdangubic|11 months ago