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Took him a while to finally figure it out.

A lot of companies develop a culture and value-set as they grow. To some extent, they thrive based on customers sharing their values. Their brands reflect that. Now, what should their employees and customers think if they are bought out by a large corporation, which generally wants to leave their culture and brand alone for the most part, as that adds value? Should their customers turn away? Is giving money to a particular brand the same as giving money to another brand in the same corporation? I'd say no on both fronts, because the controlling corporation keeps accounting separate and invests with brand groups based on demand for those brands. There may be less of a fuzzy wuzzy feeling, though. I'd guess that most niche brands don't survive two generations.
IMO, the value of a brand is simply trust that quality (of product or morality) is going to stay at a certain level. Lots of times, companies kill this trust and ruin a brand. There aren't many brands that I've maintained a high level of trust in over my lifetime.

B/t/w - based on the picture, I thought this was going to be about money grubbing women. Not sure if 'the surprise' was an intentional misdirect on your part.

YesYNot says

B/t/w - based on the picture, I thought this was going to be about money grubbing women. Not sure if 'the surprise' was an intentional misdirect on your part.

I never use deceptive tactics in a debate. They serve no purpose to one who believes in rationality and transparency.

I simply copied the title and link of the video I thought was interesting and posted it. The front image provided by YouTube is chosen by the author of the video, not anyone who is posting a link to it.

That said, I don't think the author was deceptively using an unrepresentative image, as many YouTube channels do for click-bait. The image is about two brands of the same company giving directly contradicting messages. I see your points, but I also see his. Often I post articles or videos to start discussions without having an opinion myself. You throw shit on the wall and see what sticks because you never know what seed will blossom into an engaging conversation.