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… but it turns out shipping stuff across the globe is still cheaper than paying a 1st-world minimum wage.

• rglover 5y ago
  Yes, but at the cost of supply chain vulnerability. So it's either really cheap stuff, or long-term security of goods. Clearly the "really cheap stuff" angle has seriously embroiled American prosperity so it's arguable the benefits do not outweigh the costs in aggregate. Personally, I'm in the "I'm happy to pay a bit more if my environment is peaceful because the people around me can eat and have a future" camp.
  • jl6 5y ago
    100%. I just think it’s remarkable that so many people who are otherwise in favor of high environmental and labor standards are happy to buy products made using far lower standards.
    • rglover 5y ago
      Out of sight out of mind. Imagine if hypocrisy was an export. Boy howdy.