The company behind "healthier boba" is ... doing less than great right now

[therearewords]

Simu Liu Accuses Boba Brand of ‘Culture Appropriation’ in Viral Dragons' Den Clip - Then $1M Investment Is Pulled https://t.co/WTzbP51pvY
- People (@people) October 17, 2024

- In case you missed what this is the follow-up to- Bobba’s Instagram page posted a statement on Oct. 14 and apologized for the controversial business pitch. The six-part

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[kashiyaek]

besides the obvious racism behind this whole thing (simu liu was completely spot on with his takedown), i think all of this just highlights how ridiculous the current state of "limitless" "entrepreneurship" has gotten. i'm not really well-worded enough to explain this but in this case we have ultimately delusional people thinking they see a gap in the market - that doesn't exist - and desperately try to fill it with a misguided product that no one actually needs, but as long as we can consoom consoom consoom. and criticism can be waved away because "everyone should have the right to start a business" or whatever, and that it is somehow always meritocratic (which then feeds into the idea that people are poor by choice, but that's a different post altogether). the idea of entrepreneurship we have today is really a perfect tool for capitalists. you can come out with a lazy under-researched product and people will buy into it under the guise of it being "trendy". the bubble bursts and then the machine churns out something new anyways

[xtinkerbellax]

Its so frustrating that being an entrepreneur is seemingly the current American dream. I get the appeal I guess but so many people are just not capable of running their own business and so many dont even appear to educate themselves on how to run one idk, lots of delusions of grandeur, like it will just magically explode instead of focusing on providing a good product/service and starting small and growing naturally.

[theblackwidow]

Plus, many of the most successful 'entrepreneurs' started out ahead of the game, with familial money to fund their ventures. Elon Fuck, the Snapchat guy, Jeff Bezos, etc. It's so much harder to start out from nothing than it is to make something when you don't have risk and have access to resources!

I think this myth exists because making your average person think they're more likely to become a billionaire than homeless makes them less likely to question our preferential treatment of the super rich and lack of support for working folk.

[pseudonygma]

It's not only familial money but also familial connections. When you grow up THAT rich, your parents have a couple of lawyer friends and accountants on speed dial; the average Joe would not have any of that.

[theactualworst]

Yeah I know a lot of people who left well paying jobs because they wanted to be their own bosses and make their own hours. I get why (I mean wouldn’t we all??) but a lot of them are seriously or struggling right now but they act like I’m some kind of pleb for just doing my job and making my money. At least I live in reality and I’m paid well to do so.

It’s like the new version of going to LA or NYC to make it as an actor or singer. Y’all ain’t all gonna make it!

[aleksie]

I have a small business that's marginally successful. I often get emails or DMs from randos who want me to basically hand over my contacts or mentor them. They do this BS with wanting advice or whatever.

I've noticed it's almost always white women who lack the education, experience, etc. I'm a WOC with the credentialing and experience. There isn't a cheat code to doing what I've done, and it's infuriating people are doing this shit.

[marywebgirl]

And a lot of small businesses run on underpaid labor and skirt worker protections.

[kashiyaek]

yup, a lot of people who consider themselves progressive seem to be under the impression that small business = healthier work environment. but some of the worst violations of labor laws ive witnessed happened in small businesses