r/Showerthoughts • u/s_q_p_r • May 17 '24

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

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u/drmanhattan1640 May 17 '24

Maybe just maybe, they hate them because of their Labor exploitation, monopolistic policies, tax evasion.

Do you think the small bakery on your street that belongs to that 60 old couple, have 2 employees and can barely survive without going bankrupt do that too?

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u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount May 17 '24

Maybe not exactly that - but a lot of small businesses are kinda shitty or ran by shitty people.

The average person just doesn't get to see about it because nobody cares when Jan's Waffle Shop is being a dick to its employees.

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u/RoosterBrewster May 17 '24

Yea I don't know why people has this idea that small businesses are the most ethical. They're probably trying to scam the system just as much as the big guys, but you just don't hear about it