Marche, "Facebook"
"The more connected we become, the lonelier we are..."
This quote got me to think about how we interact with social media. We always look at what others post and either feel like we are better than them or vice versa. Having said this, the more connected we become with social media such as Facebook, we become lonely. The loneliness that the connection can cause is from waiting on someone to respond to a post, not getting a response at all, or a friendship could be deceived. I don't think that Facebook is the only cause of loneliness, but Facebook promotes loneliness by allowing others to boast and have other interactions with other people who don't have as big of a social life.
Mathieu, "Coffee"
"Starbucks undoubtedly benefits from its provision of benefits and charity work as a form of self promotion."
I had no idea that Starbuck's donated charity to all of the countries that their coffee comes from. If more people were to know that the money spent on their gourmet coffee at Starbuck's went to a good cause to help other countries better their atmosphere, then Starbuck's would be an even more successful business. Just like with the Tom's shoes and Bob's, lots of customers go for the Bob's shoes just because they donate a free pair to Africa to help children. Helping with charity allows you to have a better self esteem knowing that you are helping someone else. I would much rather work for a developing business that donated some p
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