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There is a lot of people that claim to care about climate, gender equality, human rights, working conditions etc... and then they keep using this shiny useless
by lccerina 2y ago
There is a lot of people that claim to care about climate, gender equality, human rights, working conditions etc... and then they keep using this shiny useless thing that goes in the opposite direction...
- lambdanil 2y agoNo one individual can bear the burden of trying to address all social issues. I think it's good to live according to one's political and moral beliefs, but ultimately there is a point to where this is reasonable to expect of someone. That is to say that I think one can criticize the tech industry and its e-waste production, while also using a modern smartphone, for example.
- bell-cot 2y agoClaiming to care about X, when that is a currently-trending performative virtue, is very similar to claiming that you love dressing in a certain sort of clothing, which just happens to be the latest fashion. Except clothes cost money, and claiming to care does not.
- moomin 2y agohbomberguy’s “Woke Brands” video is pretty good on how corporations use these things that people care about and disagree about to sell more product and obscure their true behaviour.
- hypertele-Xii 2y agoDoesn't appear to be working. Go woke, go broke.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoBest way to protect the environment is to increase wealth to expand the event horizon of individuals.