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It's not about changing things you support, it's just about consistency in your actions. Taking the child labor thing into account, never being brand new elect
by tabeth 9y ago
It's not about changing things you support, it's just about consistency in your actions.
Taking the child labor thing into account, never being brand new electronics again would pretty much take care of that. One could make an argument that buying used goods is still supporting child labor, but I'd argue it's a sunk cost.
- ForHackernews 9y ago> brand new electronics Why choose this example? Child labour is rife in many sectors, particularly textiles. It's also rampant in electronics recycling[0]. So even if you never buy any new electronics, you're complicit when you dispose of your old electronics. The point is you shouldn't allow an impossible quest for perfect ideological consistency and moral purity to prevent you from doing good on a imperfect, inconsistent scale. [0] http://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/india-rising-tide-e-waste http://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/india-rising-tide-e-wast...
- tabeth 9y agoOh I completely agree.