Quote Originally Posted by ameliaw View Post
I personally find it weird to thank a company or a group of workers for a paid product made for the masses. They may deserve thanks when they cater to what the community is requesting them to do, and even then, not always.

It's very different from thanking a worker that is interacting directly with you and providing a service tailored for you/your needs (like waiters, doctors, cashiers, etc)
Companies are faceless so it's easier to praise them, doubly so when said company is virtue signaling. A single person rarely is able to change the direction a company is going unless they have a lot of pull in the company (and those types rare put empathy over profit) so it's easier to pat a nameless company on the back similar to how sports fans pat a team on the back but as soon as a person leaves "our" team for "their" team then they are no longer worthy of empathy. Sorry Sportsguy™, you only permanently destroyed your knees for millions of dollars. :/