If the marketplace demands better corporate stewardship, and people vote with their wallet, and companies decides to change then great, but the corporate ship is only ever getting steered in one direction and it's not for noble reasons.

Because if you really want to stick with it, most companies should do business in a handful of countries in the world.

I think businesses should mind their own businesses and comply with local laws, end of story.

I ain't got no patience for companies quitting country X, but not Y.

Why is that a bad thing?

Difficulty: Don't use the trope "maximize shareholder value."

And yes, I want my business to be prudent in earning money. Doing harm to people is not effective or prudent. Getting in political name callings is also not prudent.

This leads to uncertainty.

Can you imagine McDonald's starting to open/close non-stop in countries depending on their status in some imaginary ethical ranking?

And who gets to decide that imaginary ranking anyway?

- is performative naming of countries that hurt your relationships “the right thing”

- is business where we achieve our highest goals as humans?