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Comment by teaneedz | Hacker News Reader

It's funny to observe the criticism on a technical forum that should be in tune with the data. WeWork is setting a policy that is on the right side of history—for animals and the environment. I didn't see a lot of criticism on Starbucks straw decision. However, when the cost is a sacrifice closer to home, even when logic doesn't support the whining, so many try to find fault with a company decision that is net positive.

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It's the do-gooder derogation effect: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550611415695

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-love-and-war/2017...

"But what was especially interesting was that those who viewed vegetarians more negatively were also more likely to expect that vegetarians would view them negatively, suggesting that a fear of moral reproach might underlie negative views of vegetarians. Supporting this idea, when the threat of moral reproach was experimentally manipulated, the researchers found that it increased negative evaluations of vegetarians."

Here's some criticism.

https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/12/starbucks-straw-ban-will-...

I hope there's more to Starbucks' plan than this, and that they've got a better lid in the works.

>I didn't see a lot of criticism on Starbucks straw decision.

There's been plenty

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/11/opinions/starbucks-plastic-dr...

Ok I see one article here that I still disagree with. Starbucks says they will work on this scenario and what prevents one from bringing their own straw if it's a disability issue? I think a solution here is possible while still protecting the environment and animals.

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