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The Moloch from the Slate Star Codex has spoken. As a corporation you can support human rights but you'll get outcompeted by the less scrupulous actors. In theo
by praptak 6y ago
The Moloch from the Slate Star Codex has spoken. As a corporation you can support human rights but you'll get outcompeted by the less scrupulous actors.
In theory the government could step in to solve this coordination problem, but it is also subject to the coordination problem. Other governments willing to throw human rights under the bus will reap the economic benefits of cooperation with China.
- hkt 6y agoThere's a big, untapped market for "ethical" that doesn't receive enough capital. I for one would pay for a fairtrade certified laptop. No such laptop exists at present, although there are phones (FairPhone) that fit the bill.