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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Ah yes, great way to fuck over our capitalists, by supporting their worse capitalists instead

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I mean if we're being capitalists, that's how the free market works, right?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

US auto makers were like "we love the free market", then people bought cheaper cars from China and they said "wait, not that free!"

[–] Zehzin 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Certified "you criticize capitalism yet you live in it" moment

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No ethical way to spend in a capitalist society. It kind of is what it is, cause I gotta eat. Also certified "you criticize capitalism yet you live in it moment" to you sir.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

are all unethical choices equal? Surely there are better and worse things?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No but unethical is unethical so I'm not sure where you're going with this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Where I was going was: effects can be different even if all choices and results are unethical. If one cares about the possible impacts of ones actions, consideration beyond "well it's all unethical, so whatever" could be warranted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You tell yourself whatever you need to to live in this society and be happy. I'm sure the extra $.80 you're spending for the label that says cruelty free, is in fact cruelty free.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"our capitalists"? what does that even mean ?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

My guess that the prior comment either reflects an assumption that non western capitalists are somehow better than western capitalists or that China's capitalists aren't a capitalist class.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago

Maybe I want “our capitalists” to change.