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Was the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi a selfish and cowardly act? Is it cowardly and selfish to continue using these products? Do you have any kind of ex
by sroerick 12y ago
Was the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi a selfish and cowardly act?
Is it cowardly and selfish to continue using these products? Do you have any kind of exit strategy or utopian vision where everyone, even Foxconn workers can afford a fashionable new iPhone?
In 100 years, we've gone from using slaves for labor to using machines built by wage slaves for labor, mostly because using slaves for labor makes us feel too guilty. Many would call that selfish and cowardly.
I don't endorse suicide, but I don't think it helps anyone to reduce a complex and heartbreaking situation like this into a simple othering.
- omgmaouz 12y agoI think his parents/siblings would have wished he had never committed suicide. Although it seems there is no end of politicians willing to ride on his act and use it as a source of legitimacy.
- shawabawa3 12y ago> I think his parents/siblings would have wished he had never committed suicide. That seems selfish to me. He has to suffer so they don't have to?