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Somehow you've convinced yourself that the widespread exploitation of economically inferior nations by the first world is actually beneficial to those nations w
by tyg13 3y ago
Somehow you've convinced yourself that the widespread exploitation of economically inferior nations by the first world is actually beneficial to those nations which is wild to me. I would argue that the massive amount of human capital dedicated to creating useless trinkets and baubles for first world consumers would be better served improving the countries in which they live. A worker in an impoverished country toiling away to manufacture fast fashion or e-waste that will ultimately only serve to fill a landfill is understandably only doing what they must to survive, but don't pretend that that somehow makes it beneficial for themselves or the planet as a whole.