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It is not just sports, we all ignore things, whether it be working conditions of those producing our goods, the environmental impact of the overseas factories,
by Squarel 12y ago
It is not just sports, we all ignore things, whether it be working conditions of those producing our goods, the environmental impact of the overseas factories, the suppression of unions by corporations in various parts of the world.
We do not, for whatever reason, act on the information we have.
Example: A documentary was widely watched here showing child labor and dangerous conditions involved in obtaining the materials for mobile phone components.
Do you think this changed the purchasing patterns of those who use mobile phones and watched the program?
- TillE 12y ago> Do you think this changed the purchasing patterns of those who use mobile phones and watched the program? You have to actually give people ethical alternatives before they're able to meaningfully change their buying habits. "Fair trade" is a real thing for many products, as well as labor and environmental certification (eg, UTZ). Not everyone will care, but that number is certainly more than zero. The problem is that all major electronics manufacturers are some degree of awful.