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IMHO: Reaching a level of success can still be "suffering" if that success is built on the suffering of others. So, while yes I'd certainly love to be a Billi
by MalcolmDiggs 11y ago
IMHO:
Reaching a level of success can still be "suffering" if that success is built on the suffering of others.
So, while yes I'd certainly love to be a Billionaire in theory, I have a hard time thinking of how that could come about in a way that wouldn't compound and produce more suffering in the world. My own, and others'.
- dylanjermiah 11y agoHow does earning money cause others suffering?
- tobylane 11y agoThe difficulty of having an entire business that earns you a billion while paying a living wage, let alone the supply chain. See Apple's efforts to be green (eg mercury free in 2010-ish) but Foxconns' suicides.
- linkregister 11y agoAre you talking about the suicide rate that's lower than the general Chinese population? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn_suicides#cite_note-economist-6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn_suicides#cite_note-eco... Does Facebook exploit any of its workers? (I'm not being rhetorical, I truly haven't looked into it)
- tobylane 11y agoOh, fair enough. I just believed the media. As for Facebook I haven't heard anything about non-US workers, barely anything about non-tech workers except that painter who took stock.