Anyone Taking a Stand?

Cody Townsend on Threads:

Has anyone seen any outdoor brands, besides Patagonia, making statements, action or voicing opinions against public land agency cuts and/or the potential privatization of public lands? Generally curious as I haven’t been combing social media much these days.

Aside from typical corporate cowardice, the overall silence might be attributed to the fact that most outdoor companies are owned by giant parent companies, multi-national mega corps all sitting on their asses and hedging their bets. Wikipedia keeps a good list showing just how few companies are actually independent and in a place to make a statement.

But beyond the call for courage and support what’s puzzling to me is that these outdoor companies really need our public lands to exist. If folks can’t go to these places anymore to recreate because they are sold to mining companies or turned into golf courses who’s going to buy all their gear? Or is the idea that REI is just going to start selling Carhartt gear to miners instead of hipster?