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As I get older, I really wonder why people do this to other people. In this case, I'm talking about the manufacturer of this product. They know other human bein
by hellofunk 8y ago
As I get older, I really wonder why people do this to other people. In this case, I'm talking about the manufacturer of this product. They know other human beings are going to spend a lot of money to use their products? It's important to make money, but at what consequence?
- bassman9000 8y agoBlame is shared: ask whoever signed the contract why. In this case, I'd find more blame in whoever willingly accepts this nonsense, rather than the one trying to sell it.
- dokem 8y agoIt's like evolution. Why does some weird, seemingly useless creature exist? Because it fills some crack in the ecological economy. Someone was willing to buy this piece of shit and that is explanation enough for its existence.
- hodgesrm 8y agoDon't you think it's more like some sort of genetic mutation that's just benign enough that it does not kill the organism immediately? (Lord help us if this one breeds.)
- dokem 8y agoIs that not the basis for all evolution?
- hellofunk 8y agoI read about apples exported from China, covered in a toxic paint so they look red and beautiful, even though it is harmful, all to make a buck. I just wonder why humans have not evolved to, at a minimum, actually show some caring attitude toward others of their same species. I think we're all doomed.
- econochoice 8y agoHumans are capable of both wonderful and terrible things. We're letting the ones who are willing to do terrible things for personal gain run wild with little accountability.
- Viker 8y agoWhat is worse? The people doing that harm at least do it for personal gain. But the rest of the "bystanders" actively avoid taking action or raising any alarms because they "don't want to be that guy"....
- econochoice 8y agoOften, being "that guy" means inflicting a disproportionate amount of misery on yourself and your family.
- philliphaydon 8y agoRed apples usually are coated in ground up beetle to give the bright redness colour. It’s considered non toxic. Donno if that’s the same as what you’re referring to. I think it’s called Shellac.
- hellofunk 8y agoI’m talking about a scandal from a couple years ago where apples were submerged in buckets of toxic paint to get a red color.
- philliphaydon 8y agoOH, I've not heard this story, got a link??? Unsure what to google for.
- hellofunk 8y agoI think it was a Vice video or similar, undercover at a chinese apple export "factory" showing what they did.
- miranda_rights 8y agoTo be fair, better implementations of this (mix your own flavored sparkling water machines) are pretty nice to have around. I'm not sure they're worth $1000/year but they do cut down on waste from plastic soda bottles and cans.
- projektir 8y agoI think you're overcomplicating it: people often prefer their gain to others' gain. And especially in the business mindset, the impact of the work you do is pretty much always downplayed. Same reason autoplay videos exist. It's very hard for a business structure to say no to an increase in profit due to a negative that's hard to quantify and that won't also result in an increase in profit.