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druidity33

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4. Agreed 100%. Knew it at the time of sale.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 08:41 PM

Sep 9

They tried to bake the independence of the company into a Board that was not allowed to make decisions that might affect profits or offend shareholders. It was never going to work. They should have made it a worker owned co-op.

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They May Have Been A Bit Naive ProfessorGAC Sep 9 #1

And I imagine the quality has gone down newdeal2 Sep 9 #3

Could Be ProfessorGAC Sep 9 #5

Agreed 100%. Knew it at the time of sale. druidity33 Sep 9 #4

Unilever.... druidity33 Sep 9 #2

When you sell out to capitalist scum, that's what happens. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 9 #6