HeWhoWatches opened this issue on Oct 02, 2009 · 146 posts
lmckenzie posted Sun, 04 October 2009 at 10:13 PM
"I found this respectful, tactful and even made me think."*
That is indeed a different & IMO a far better approach. I recall seeing morals sections on a couple of free items but it's unusual to find them on commercial products - not surprising since most don't want to tick off potential customers. 3DCoat's statement is probably done about as well as it can be and is quite admirable.
At the same time, I'm probably just as happy that most businesses refrain. In a diverse world it could get very interesting if you go beyond the generic morality of 'Please don't litter' on your Mickey D's styrofoam. Cookware manufacturers urging purchasers not to prepare pork/beef etc. in their products, admonitions against unseemly wear from clothing companies, Sony thanks you for not watching immoral DVDs on our player, Trojan condoms - forget it, and Smith & Wesson's copywriters would probably implode from the sheer existential contradictions. I don't know. I suppose It's good to make your morals known but at the end of the day if your business is that likely to promote behavior you disagree with... Alfred Nobel probably died wishing he had thought that one out a bit more.
Oops! Opera just requested that I consider not posting anymore, as they do not wish to promote NVIATWAS. Whoulda thunk it from the friggin' Swedes!
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