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> Unfortunately, when cheap goods are sourced outside the US "innovation" usually just means "slave labor" or "flouting environmental regulations". Eh, China h
by umeshunni 2y ago
> Unfortunately, when cheap goods are sourced outside the US "innovation" usually just means "slave labor" or "flouting environmental regulations".
Eh, China has 20x-ed its GDP per capita in a generation. They're not slaves.
- tharne 2y ago> Eh, China has 20x-ed its GDP per capita in a generation. They're not slaves. Maybe not according-to-hoyle slaves, but they're not in a great spot either: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-life-death-forbidden-city-longhua-suicide-apple-iphone-brian-merchant-one-device-extract https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-l...