Climate activists condemn oil giant for paying influencers to showcase marketing game from new gasoline campaign

  • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Do we really need to explain why an oil company trying to cozy up to the younger generation is a bad thing? Really…?

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      1 year ago

      No but thinking this is somehow indoctrinating kids is hilarious.

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        1 year ago

        Then why do you think Shell prompted these streams?

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          So they’d tell their parents to fill up at Shell instead of Chevron or whatever. It’s not like kids are going to want more fossil fuels, they’ll just want to shop at the cool brand instead of the less cool brand.

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        Then describe the innocent reason for adding a gas company in a video game? Like it doesn’t fit in universe at all, but arguably does have an indoctrining effect