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That's not what I said, please to be not putting words in my mouth? kthx. You are trying to one-up illumin8 to support your argument that sweatshop labor was g
by codexon 17y ago
That's not what I said, please to be not putting words in my mouth? kthx.
You are trying to one-up illumin8 to support your argument that sweatshop labor was good. This is the gist of your argument: Your parents suffered even more and said it was great, so illumin8's argument is invalid.
Straw man - "sweatshop" labor produces a whole lot more than mere trinkets and souvenirs - they are, in this case, producing valuable electronics in great demand elsewhere.
I think we can live without the 4th or 5th shoddily crafted electronic mouse or hand-held gaming device so someone can profit by a couple of cents.
- seabee 17y agoWe can live without many things, but that's irrelevant if we still choose to consume them. Perhaps ethically they have no value but they sure have financial value, that's why they're being produced and sold, then bought by us. We give them their income.
- codexon 17y agoI don't choose to consume them. Many people choose to consume them because they are manipulated by advertisement and unreasonable societal norms. If the wage of these workers were doubled, no one in the US would notice. Do you really scrutinize $0.20 on a $30.00 mouse?
- petercooper 17y agoAnd if you double everyone's wages, that will result in inflation which isn't going to seriously help their purchasing power.