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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

They don't deserve praise for not doing something bad. They deserve praise when they do something good that they weren't forced to do.

They didn't do this from goodwill, but because it was predicted to hurt the bottom line. They'll do it again as soon as it's forgotten about. This isn't the last you've heard from this.