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do you think that companies are spending money in your community because they care about your community or because they want to encourage you to buy their shite?

I don't care what reason they have. All I care about is that they are putting money into my community.

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I bought a ps4 because I think it's better than xbox one, it will have better exclusives and it is also cheaper. So long as their money isn't being spent in a way that could reasonably impact me negatively...I don't give a shite.

And that's fine, you have your reasons for making purchasing decisions, and other people have theirs. A portion of your gaming dollars lines the pockets of a Japanese exec, and then to wherever he spends it, while an xbox buyer's dollars will line the pockets of an American exec, and then to wherever he spends it. Your choice, but neither you nor the xbox buyer are stupid, even if one gamer's decision came down to something other than bang for the buck.

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If sony starts pumping tens of millions into gun control in the united states, I will buy Microsoft...but again, I'm doing what he consumer should do...acting in my self interests.

And I think most consumers act in their own self-interests. You draw the line at supporting gun control, others vote with their dollars for other concerns.

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Posted by DelU249

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Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 9/25/14 at 3:10 pm to Korkstand

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You probably should. Helping your local economy helps yourself

I'm not saying I don't buy locally, I'm saying that it does not influence my purchasing decisions.

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I don't care what reason they have

see this is one of the things I was curious about. This makes sense. getting your way who cares why. I don't care why this company found a cure for cancer, just that they did, and down the line to lesser things, but I'm unsure of the effectiveness of public relations. If everyone thinks that then why not just say "we suspended Adrian Peterson because all of you got really pissed off" "we did see the tape, and we told you we fricked up, you guys seem pretty pissed so we'll go ahead and suspend ray rice for even longer"

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And I think most consumers act in their own self-interests

good I hope so. the gun control thing may have been a bad example, but it is my self interests. frick if the amount were only a few million dollars I wouldn't care, it would have to be an extreme situation.

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gamer's decision came down to something other than bang for the buck.

but see, I could understand swinging microsofts way in that situation because the gap between the two is almost insignificant if it were something as extreme like sony donating half a billion to political groups that are trying to frick ME (key word) over

I'm talking about something unrelated to the product taking over the entire decision process

see now I'm losing myself. I guess some examples and the motivations can make sense...just not the ones made against self interest.

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