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Watch what you say about regulating... if you look closely we are in a community that values unleashed capitalism (that is, money) above almost anything. That
by yomism 11y ago
Watch what you say about regulating... if you look closely we are in a community that values unleashed capitalism (that is, money) above almost anything.
That anything being our image as good people.
- fucking_tragedy 11y agoThe reality is that we regulate all industries and trade practices. The market has called for cheap electronics for decades at the price of human rights. What good person holds an economic principle or their wallet above a child's right to have a childhood, education, their health, lives and to not be unrepresented, exploited, abused or underpaid for their labor?
- yomism 11y agoWell, you and me for starters. And then add almost all of the people that have enough money in their pockets and are not slaved/working 3 different jobs to put food on their table. We, everyone of us reading this, know the reality, if not just look around and see that lady cleaning floors or that guy in the fast food joint working their asses off for a menial pay. You could say they are a step above slavery, but hey, no problem, you and me have good jobs and money enough so we can buy anything we want to eat and a shiny gadgets every year. Ignoring this reality about slaves in those countries and almost slaves in our land is easy, but don't forget that this is a conscious decision.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoIgnoring is the default. Noticing is a conscious choice, but a one that will make people stare at you strangely. You're right about first-world slavery though. It's a disaster.
- bigbugbag 11y agoI think that it is not the market but the erosion of purchasing power that push further the need for lower and lower prices. But if you look at the electronic device we're talking about here, namely iphones, it is an overpriced piece of hardware used as a display of social status which is unrelated to a market call for cheap electronics. Apple has more than enough margin and power to be able to secure conflict-free minerals for their devices and lead by example, but they don't because there's no regulations asking for it and they'd rather get a tad more profits for a bunch of shareholders instead of caring for other humans (who happen to be in distant countries and black or brown or yellow and poor). The more unrest there is in those mineral rich countries, the cheaper the minerals will be and the juicier the profit for shareholders.