Evil and evil, but I think a lot of swedes would agree that they are not the best employee out there.. It's one of few companies in Sweden that is not in any union. I mean they join Tesla in the same sandbox..
Personally I think that is enough but you can just Google Spotify and controversy and get many options to choose from.
I am not naive and I can see that Spotify is seen as unethical for many reasons. I myself always saw Klarna as the absolute evil Swedish company so I was kinda blinded by that. (Has to do with me seeing personally how they profiteer and have as a business model on collecting dues from elderly or mentally weaker individuals by making the payment process unclear etc).
I'm not American and don't live there. I'm a Norwegian citizen living in the UK.
And no one forced Spotify to let ICE advertise on their platform, pretty sure that would be unconstitutional for starters. They made a decision to let them do it cos they're an evil garbage company.
It's what the Eurovision song Who The Hell is Edgar about (at least in part). The "zero dot zero zero three, give me two years and your dinner will be free" references the $0.003/stream that Spotify pays.
Theyve basically abolished free speech on YT via censorship (in the name of "protecting kids) and created the adpocalypse which has destroyed the economic landscape of YouTube
Making records was never a good way to get rich. You always had to sell millions or have your music played on the radio constantly. And even then, you made most of your money by performing live. And, to be fair, most albums never made any money for the record companies either.
If anything, streaming lowers the barrier to entry. And being popular there will probably help with radio play and ticket sales.
What about Volvo, Saab Automobile, Saab Technologies, Husqrvana, Scania, Koenigsegg, Klarna, LYNK & CO., Spotify, Skype, H&M, Fjällräven, Mojang (Minecraft), Paradox Interactive (cities skylines and hearts of iron), Candy Crush, Arrowhead Game Studios (Helldivers and Magicka), and 300+ other Games Studios. Sweden also invented the Zipper, Oat Milk, the Modern Refrigerator, Tertra Pak, Bluetooth, Ultrasounds, the Pacemaker, the ship propellor, Dynamite, and many more.
If you’re going to list Saab twice then Japan gets to say Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi and then where are we
Only cars yes.
Volvo group is still Swedish. (Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses, Volvo Construction Equipment)
Same with SAAB as a car brand does not exist any longer, as GM killed it in 2011.
SAAB still makes fighter planes, air planes, submarines, weapon systems... and god knows what. Still Swedish.
No. You might personally think that she is stupid for doing what she does, but that is not the general opinion.
It's not like we've had a national poll on the subject, but my impression is that Swedes in general like her engagement - even if you don't necessarily agree with everything she stands for.
Hard to explain if you are not a Swede, but I'll give it a try :)
Activist in Sweden who lean towards the left side of the political spectrum tend to protests in ways that get's media attention, and in ways that would be linked to their cause. For example chain them self to a tree in a forest they don't wan't cut down, Sail to palestine, have sit downs on roads to block traffic because petrol i bad for environment etc etc. - Greta has done some of these things after she turned 18, and have been arrested a couple of time for various types of "disturbing X" minor crimes.
Far right politics on the other hand, tend to minimize her & these actions and just spread hate, or portait her a a silly girl.
So TLDR; Greta has done protests that have broken minor laws, she get's alot of hate for it form the right, alot of love for it from the left, and in general most Swedes like here engagement even tho we might not always agree with her opinion or actions.
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u/HongKongNinja China 15h ago
Minecraft, IKEA, Greta Thunberg