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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] Lavitz@lemmings.world 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Lavitz@lemmings.world 8 points 6 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.

[–] nymwit@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Lavitz@lemmings.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] nymwit@lemm.ee 1 points 6 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.

[–] Lavitz@lemmings.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

"our capitalists"? what does that even mean ?

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee -1 points 6 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.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee -2 points 6 months ago

Maybe I want “our capitalists” to change.