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This is just bad. You are not making the clever joke you think you are. For one thing, shopping at Dollar Tree is not an antisocial behavior that harms other p

by imgabe 3y ago

This is just bad. You are not making the clever joke you think you are. For one thing, shopping at Dollar Tree is not an antisocial behavior that harms other people, so you do not need to justify it by saying you needed to do it. You are free to shop at Dollar Tree whether you "need" to or not if it pleases you to do so. The equivalency you're trying to draw between shoplifting and shopping at Dollar Tree isn't there.

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jrflowers 3y ago
Wait can you explain the clever joke?
dragonwriter 3y ago
> For one thing, shopping at Dollar Tree is not an antisocial behavior that harms other people Clearly, anyone who believes “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” would disagree. A fair number of the people who would readily acknowledge that there is ethical consumption under capitalism, and even those that see consumption under capitalism as presumptively-but-not-categorically-ethical would also disagree. [0] [0] for some reasons they might, https://time.com/6273646/dollar-stores-osha-labor/ https://time.com/6273646/dollar-stores-osha-labor/
- imgabe 3y ago
  People believe all sorts of crazy things.
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    “Having ethics beyond ‘whatever acts of trade are legal are ethical and ‘harmless’ regardless of their context and actual consequences’ is crazy” is, well, I’d describe that as a crazy thing that, apparently, some people believe.
    - imgabe 3y ago
      Ethics might as well be religion. People decide based on emotion and come up with reasons after. If you read an article about Dollar Tree and it makes you feel bad and you don’t want to shop there, that’s your prerogative. For me, I’m not interested in being guilted into assuming ethical responsibility for the decisions of the Dollar Tree management. I presume they are adults of sound mind so the responsibility for their choices is theirs alone. FWIW I can probably count on one hand the number of times in my life I’ve shopped at any dollar store so it’s a moot point.
      - CameronNemo 3y ago
        You don't understand economics.

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jrflowers 3y ago

Wait can you explain the clever joke?

dragonwriter 3y ago

> For one thing, shopping at Dollar Tree is not an antisocial behavior that harms other people Clearly, anyone who believes “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” would disagree. A fair number of the people who would readily acknowledge that there is ethical consumption under capitalism, and even those that see consumption under capitalism as presumptively-but-not-categorically-ethical would also disagree. [0] [0] for some reasons they might, https://time.com/6273646/dollar-stores-osha-labor/ https://time.com/6273646/dollar-stores-osha-labor/

imgabe 3y ago
People believe all sorts of crazy things.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  “Having ethics beyond ‘whatever acts of trade are legal are ethical and ‘harmless’ regardless of their context and actual consequences’ is crazy” is, well, I’d describe that as a crazy thing that, apparently, some people believe.
  - imgabe 3y ago
    Ethics might as well be religion. People decide based on emotion and come up with reasons after. If you read an article about Dollar Tree and it makes you feel bad and you don’t want to shop there, that’s your prerogative. For me, I’m not interested in being guilted into assuming ethical responsibility for the decisions of the Dollar Tree management. I presume they are adults of sound mind so the responsibility for their choices is theirs alone. FWIW I can probably count on one hand the number of times in my life I’ve shopped at any dollar store so it’s a moot point.
    - CameronNemo 3y ago
      You don't understand economics.