Does this actually do anything? Like when protesters want university trusts to divest in stocks they don’t like? You would need a massive majority of investors to drive down demand and hence price, right? And even then, someone without scruples, like say Russia, would just buy them all anyway right?
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jaybone@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 19d
Does this actually do anything? Like when protesters want university trusts to divest in stocks they don’t like? You would need a massive majority of investors to drive down demand and hence price, right? And even then, someone without scruples, like say Russia, would just buy them all anyway right?
Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
The market is much more intrinsically tied to image than it is to outcomes.
To the point that "marketing" is a significant sector of the economy.
So yes. It works.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinvestment_from_South_Africa