Did anyone ever really buy the "making the world a better place" kool aid?
Could you imagine if other companies were expected to act so grandiose and sanctimonious about their mission? Imagine a world where McDonalds bills itself as a crusader to make the world better fed.
I don't know if many people buy it anymore, but many certainly did back in 2009-2012. Tech giants were patting themselves on the back for fostering revolutions and helping spread "democracy." The media called Arab Spring a "Twitter Revolution." Making world a better place was in vogue. SV was not making social platforms for goldfish, it was writing a new chapter in human history.
It took years for the world to see how empty those promises were, and I am not sure if everyone has gotten the memo yet.
But yeah, the restaurant chain doesn’t claim to.
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House_Charit...
I had a friend who believed it, he is a very argumentative libertarian who liked using it to argue with people. He described it as a great place for you to shove your opinion down other people's throats. He got a job offer there at that time