Galt's Gulch

Chipotle's Paper Bag Progressive Push

Posted by LetsShrug 9 years, 7 months ago to Culture
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Don't be a jerk!!

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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 7 months ago
    Why is the quote offensive?
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      Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
      because it's asking you to love evil people along with good people. it is feel good nonsense that starts by calling everybody a name. will the real jerk please stand up? Who Is John Galt?
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        Posted by LetsShrug 9 years, 7 months ago
        And the whole give and take implications. As if EVERYONE takes, so just make sure you give more than you take....um somebody's getting more than their giving then.. As a steadfast rule...I don't give OR take. I earn and trade value. It's plain "You are your brother's keeper" bullshit.
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    • Posted by $ jlc 9 years, 7 months ago
      CircuitGuy - Personally, if the worst I had to deal with was an advertisement on a bag by a private corporation suggesting a voluntary philosophy, I would not mind. But it is like seeing Christian billboards saying "God Bless out Military"...it makes me feel as if the Christians are trying to talk 'for' me and represent the US as a Christian country. Similarly, this bag makes me feel as if the ad is posing as 'the speaker for the country' - and he definitely does not speak for me.

      Jan
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      • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 7 months ago
        "this bag makes me feel as if the ad is posing as 'the speaker for the country'"
        They're just using ideas I agree with to sell stuff.

        Except for the last sentence, I strongly agree with the quote, at least for my interpretation of it and for my own life only.

        'Don't be a jerk.' I try not to be ill-tempered or mean-spirited.

        'Try to love everyone.' By this I mean I try not to give into hate. I try to respect everyone's inherent worth.

        'Give more than you take.' I try to create value in the world. I want clients to think they got a bargain. I want vendors to think I'm helpful, honest, and someone they want to work with. I want employees to think the same and that they learned something, were inspired, and/or just got great money for being smarter than I am at something or solving someone's problem better than I could. To give more than I take are words I try to live by.
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        • Posted by $ jlc 9 years, 7 months ago
          That is putting a very individual positive spin on the message, CircuitGuy. I think that the writer would agree with you on the "Don't be a jerk." line, but probably not on the other two items: I think that what is intended by the message is that you should feel obliged to give people stuff that they have not earned and that you should tell them that because you love them all it is just fine.

          I agree with creating and trading value (I love win-win interactions), but not in my needing to validate my own existence by supporting people who do not have a fair trade to give me something in return. I may still choose to give them a gift - but I should not be socially pressured into doing so by a paper bag.

          Jan
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