Stripe forcing merchants to add “contribute to Stripe Climate" option.

The default stand is for their customers. This isn't even "hey we're going to take a political position" and alienate our customers and employees. (Which, of course, won't alienate anyone at Stripe or anyone working in the Bay Area because they're all basically just the same person and everyone agrees with everything.)

This is a payments company suggesting how their merchants use their product for entirely ancillary purposes. It's arrogance, and a uniquely tech-focused arrogance at that. Meat packers, furniture stores, restaurants, manufacturing companies etc. do not "nudge" their customers into taking political positions that have nothing to do with the product.

I'm a Stripe customer and I'll be putting in a cancellation order if this isn't addressed. (To anyone at Stripe reading this: whatever benefits you receive from ESG points on this will not compare to long-term political blowback and failure when trying to reach new customers who don't already agree with you.)