English / proverb
Get Woke, Go Broke
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A contemporary maxim suggesting that entities prioritizing ideological posturing over core pragmatic quality risk financial ruin.
In context
01
Veteran executives often cite the warning 'get woke, go broke' when cautioning young directors against abandoning pragmatic consumer focus.
02
With age comes an appreciation for balance, realizing that hollow virtue signaling can lead a business to get woke, go broke.
Synonyms
virtue signaling harms business,ideological overreach brings ruin,alienating core base
Antonyms
pragmatic market success,balanced business strategy,sustainable growth
Collocations
warn about get woke,go broke; phenomenon of get woke,go broke; cite the phrase get woke