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by iso1210 1991 days ago
A lot of it is virtue signalling, and that's not a bad thing if you want people to actually think "we're all in this together"

Young people can't play football, so rich old white men play golf or go grouse shooting

Premier league footballers don't care much if they're playing or not, but the average person wants to watch it on TV.

Food delivery is fine, but they don't want people buying alcohol and meeting on the street to drink with friends