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

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    1 year ago

    Do most of these kids parents not go to the gas station 1-2 times a week? Last I checked the pumps are always still loaded with people. I highly doubt a fucking shell sweepstakes in Fortnite is causing harm.

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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

      Lots of them plug in at home and never have to go to a shitty, ad filled, long as line, price gauged pump again 😎

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        I’m one of those people, but sitting here acting like the majority of the country is doing that just shows that people are living in a bubble.

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          Yeah, I’m a parent and I take my kids with me to the gas pump quite often. We shop at Costco and fill up before or after. I honestly don’t see an issue at all, my kids know gas pollutes (I tell them frequently even though they’re in elementary school), and they know why I continue to buy gas (EVs are too expensive, inconvenient for longer trips, and have a fire hazard).

          So no, I don’t have a problem with fossil fuels being a thing in games. I do have a problem with advertisements in games generally, and ads marketed to kids specifically. So if this was an ad for a socially acceptable business (take your pick), I’d still be opposed. Keep that nonsense away from my kids.