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I didn't see anything about how Nike willingly enabled child labor and human rights violations?
by techntoke 7y ago
I didn't see anything about how Nike willingly enabled child labor and human rights violations?
- harrydry 7y agothats cause they didn't "enable child labor" or "violate human rights" to sell their first 50,000 shoes
- FAKEDETECTOR 7y agoBut it is part of the Nike history and should have been mentioned. It is disgusting to read that kind of fanboy publication, deeply bowing before a company that helped to construct the modern international slavery system.
- zaroth 7y agoThere’s nothing wrong with looking at something and appreciating a particular trait, or a particular victory that was achieved without having to apologize for every bad thing that the same person or company has ever done. I think that this is true as long as the thing that you are appreciating itself was being done for good and noble purposes, or not in furtherance of a greater evil. So you can look at something about China, or something about George Washington, or something about Apple/Nike/Google, and recount that history in full appreciation of the magic that went into succeeding in that moment. I think if every time you say something good about someone/something you’re supposed to disclaim everything terrible, you’ll have a hell of a lot of disclaiming to do.
- westiseast 7y agoPersonally, it’s a great example of amazing sales and how to build a brand. There’s no reason why brands today couldn’t learn from Nike’s sales/branding story without having to emulate their manufacturing sins.
- techntoke 7y agoLearn what? Create a cult of people that buy subpar quality for expensive prices.
- icelancer 7y agoYeah, every time there's an article about the United States ever, we should mention the Trail of Tears. That'll help.