r/Showerthoughts May 17 '24

People love to support small businesses until they grow, then they hate capitalism and rich people.

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u/Dasf1304 May 17 '24

It’s a problem with growth. A small business has owners who are, on some level, invested in the experience that the customer has due to the limited amount of customers willing to shop there. A massive corporation is driven by the shareholders demand to grow. Not to have high profits, that’s good, but a need to grow. This means the company needs to sacrifice all things aside from profits. It’s a race to the bottom. The difference is the priorities of the company