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leftynyc

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2. That's wonderful news

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:20 AM

Mar 2014

It seems that shaming these companies into doing the right thing has become a lot easier to do thanks to the internet and social media. I would encourage everyone to take note.

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Drug company will give ailing 7-year-old medicine that could save him [View all] cali Mar 2014 OP

The positive PR the company will get for this gesture will outweigh the cost of the medicine Aristus Mar 2014 #1

Unless the kids dies. dilby Mar 2014 #6

That's wonderful news leftynyc Mar 2014 #2

Yep, public shaming/ridicule is a killer app IMO. It's super powerful. tridim Mar 2014 #4

So the great man decided to spare the little boy's life jsr Mar 2014 #3

the little boy's father called the great man a hero magical thyme Mar 2014 #5

I think if my son was laying there dying 1awake Mar 2014 #7

We all would. magical thyme Mar 2014 #9

I think the important thing is to focus on the negative. Orrex Mar 2014 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #8

This is good news Gothmog Mar 2014 #11