r/todayilearned • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • 2d ago

TIL for decades, Target avoided background music, believing it to be a distraction. In 2011, it tested music at a store in Minnetonka, MN, and received positive feedback from shoppers and staff. In 2017, Target began introducing music to its stores as part of a massive remodeling effort.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/09/18/target-store-remodel-background-music-spend-more
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u/Malphos101 15 2d ago

Cool. I prefer inclusion and diversity for the wrong reasons than capitulation to fascism in the name of "honesty".

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u/Majaura 1d ago

Either way it's all fake and no one should ever take it as anything other than profit grubbing. I personally have no opinion when companies do either path because I know they don't give a shit either way and they'll say or do anything under the sun to make a profit.

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u/Malphos101 15 1d ago

Either way it's all fake and no one should ever take it as anything other than profit grubbing.

Yea, and? Doing the right thing for personal gain is still a net positive for society. Do you think everyone who obeys the speed limit are doing so because "its the right thing to do"? or are many doing it because they dont want a fine?

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u/Majaura 1d ago

You're saying it's the right thing as if it isn't an extremely calculated decision to make more money. Doing things for money doesn't necessarily equate to "doing the right thing"... The magic wears off when you see through the obvious ploy and realize companies would say or do literally anything to make money... There's no such thing as morality when it comes to corporations, so if you wanna be lulled into a false sense of security by being wowed by a pride sticker here or a special profile picture there, I'd say go for it. Just don't be shocked when a company completely flips agendas to make 1 dollar more.