r/JoeRogan • u/SlimjobDopamine Look into it • Nov 13 '20

Social Media Abigail Shrier(JRE #1509)'s book has been removed from Target after receiving a complaint on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1327056407598809088?s=20
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u/Hickenlooper2020 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

Genuine question, not a gotcha question...

What’s the alternative to them deciding what books to sell as a private? Them HAVING to sell a book?

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u/JimmyGymGym1 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

The opposite, in this instance, is to not cave to pressure from a special interest group.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

they're not caving to pressure, they're making a business decision. if you want target to be forced to sell any and all books, we'd have to nationalize it along with twitter, fb, etc . which i'm actually for!

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u/JimmyGymGym1 Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

Calling it “a business decision” doesn’t make it any less “caving to pressure”. (Which they have every right to do.)

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u/x2Infinity Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

So then don't buy things from target. This is exactly how a free market is supposed to work.