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Justifying the damage caused by their production and use by pointing to the usefulness of the final product seems very risky. There are plenty of ends we might
by flagrant_taco 3y ago
Justifying the damage caused by their production and use by pointing to the usefulness of the final product seems very risky. There are plenty of ends we might value, but they don't inherently justify the means.
- nightski 3y agoI'd argue though that the customers are just as guilty/responsible as the company making the product that they demand/buy and maybe they should share in the financial burden of damages if that is the path we are on.
- hedora 3y agoThis would be true if the products were clearly labelled, and safer existing alternatives weren’t pulled off the market by centralized decision makers at large companies. As it is, if you buy a “ceramic” pan, you get some teflon knockoff instead of Le Creuset style stuff.
- flagrant_taco 3y agoI'm not sure how that would work exactly, but sure if customers were properly informed and knew what they were buying had such bad side effects some of the blame would land on them. That'd be a hard sell though since it seems like part of the issue was manufacturers burying research and denying any knowledge of problems while selling these chemicals as a miracle cure of sorts