Environmentalism and social activism etc. have been a commodified for a long time now. You don't just buy coffee at Starbucks, along with your coffee you also g

Environmentalism and social activism etc. have been a commodified for a long time now. You don't just buy coffee at Starbucks, along with your coffee you also get the nice feeling that you are supporting the poor farmers in South America and that your recycled cup and paper straws are helping the environment. The relationship between you and the people being born deformed in those countries smothered with pollution or being deforested has been neatly disguised behind a paper cup or a watch strap. It's no longer a relationship between people but a relationship between things. I find it very manipulative personally.