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Espeeste t1_iz26kcr wrote

Reply to comment by Previous_Floor in Fortnight is closing after 6 years by lestermagnum

Niche marketplaces have always existed. Politics isn’t the only thing that can cut out potential customers.

Point blank Sephora sells nothing to half the population and seems to be fine.

Strip Clubs provide services that cater to only a portion of the population by design as well. Many people don’t like their business at all. They’re doing fine.

The Vegan restaurant up the street only has vegan food so anyone who doesn’t like that is cut out… they’re fine.

That said even politics don’t seem to have that much of an effect. Home Depot is a huge supporter of Trump and the election deniers, and they seem to be doing fine.

Really seems like the lesson learned here is that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

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Previous_Floor t1_iz2cln0 wrote

>Really seems like the lesson learned here is that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Strip clubs and vegan restaurants are no different than wine bars or fast food chicken sandwich restaurants. All of them only appeal to a portion of the population.

If the business owners at any of those places make strong political statements, they cut their customer base in half.

This isn't difficult to understand.

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Espeeste t1_iz2czao wrote

The point you’re missing is that they already cut out a lot of people from their business and a business cutting people out for politics is not different than any other niche.

That’s because it’s not different. Don’t confuse the hypothetical negative effects of exclusion in business with the positive effects of focus.

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Previous_Floor t1_iz2e1i6 wrote

No business appeals to everyone. Why would anyone in their right mind choose to alienate half of their potential customers that their business does appeal to? It makes no sense.

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bungocheese t1_iz2jo7m wrote

Their niche is specialty wine, and not boomer napa cab. That already is not going to appeal to a conservative customer base, so at worst it's alienating something like 20% of their possible consumer base, but I doubt that.

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Previous_Floor t1_iz2d4nn wrote

Home Depot is essential and doesn't really have competition. Very poor example.

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Espeeste t1_iz2diqb wrote

Hah Home Depot is a broad duopoly and a right wing donor for its whole existence. They’ve done very well. It’s a great example. Hobby Lobby does well too.

So does Patagonia.

Again, you’re talking out your ass. You keep going you’re going to run out of toilet paper.

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Previous_Floor t1_iz2euy5 wrote

All of these places could be doing better without the politics.

Again, this isn't difficult to understand.

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Espeeste t1_iz2hru0 wrote

You think it’s easy to understand specifically because you do not.

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Previous_Floor t1_iz2qc4a wrote

Let me ask you, Espeeste, why do you think this wine bar failed?

Do you think maybe it's because they didn't have enough customers to keep the doors open? If so, do you think maybe alienating people at least contributed to that? This isn't rocket science.

Or are you going to tell me that the wine bar didn't fail and they just closed because they want to spend more time with their families? And maybe import Sake? That sounds familiar.

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Low-Medical t1_iz2lcx9 wrote

The firearms business is a good example of a business where talking about politics will do nothing but help your business.

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Previous_Floor t1_iz2p0v9 wrote

And what if a democrat wants to buy a gun?

2 gun shops. 1 with extreme political signage and the other without. Where's the democrat shopping?

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Low-Medical t1_iz2quhl wrote

If the owner puts up, say, a “Let‘s go Brandon” sign, it may turn off said Democrat, but if 3 Republicans for that one Dem (or even 2 for 1) see the sign, think “Hell yeah, brotha!”, and choose to stop by, then it’s a calculated risk that pays off in business

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