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how can something be so courageous and yet so true (slrpnk.net)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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Edit: Jesus Christ, people. If you buy a $150 Thinkpad made by slave labor instead of a $1,200 MacBook made by slave labor, you're still supporting a capitalist economy based on slave labor. We all do. We have no choice. The number of smug liberals in the comments saying "well I buy a cheap used laptop" or "well I buy coffee beans and make my own coffee" are completely missing the fucking point.

Don't tell yourself your consumption is moral. All of us make unethical choices every day because there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. Accept your shame and guilt and let it drive you to do better.

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[–] fishos@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

In response to your edit, there's a difference between being forced to buy products that employ slave labor and choosing to buy something that is extremely overpriced because of capitalism. Yes you need to live within the system, but that doesn't mean you buy the most expensive and wasteful version and then claim "well I had no choice!". You have choices. You're just being willfully ignorant of them and shifting the blame to someone else. Heaven forbid you become part of the solution and not just another addition to the problem.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Seeing so many responses like this to the edit makes me happy. This is the intellectually consistent position imo: if you're going to take the position that "this is the world we live in" (which is valid) then you must also accept that there are degrees of consumption and actively choosing one of the worst ones without a strong rationale is less moral.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's a little telling though that they left the apple logo as the only untouched portion of the lid lol.

If you really hated capitalism but were forced to participate, at least the first sticker you put on the laptop would cover the company name/logo.

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