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I’ve come to the conclusion that being an ethical consumer is probably impossible. I will however still try. Perfection is the enemy of progress and all that.

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Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
“there is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism”

It’s been a known concept in leftist theory for a long while.

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- KombatWombat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  While true, many people use that as an excuse to not even try. Even if you can’t stop exploitation as just one individual, this doesn’t mean you get a pass to make things worse.
  
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reev@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Have you seen The Good Place by any chance?

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- BurtReynolds@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Nope, is it any good?
  
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  - TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Depends, if you like moral philosophy it’s good, if you don’t, it’s still good.
    
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KombatWombat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
If you consider it a binary, sure, perfection is impossible. But I would say trying with real effort qualifies as being an ethical consumer.

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BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That’s the right mentality to have there. Do what you can where you can.

I ran into an amazing character creator and animator recently and loved what I saw. I shared it with some friends and they pointed out the person is a complete CHUD. I now blacklist their stuff, as simple viewership of their media gives demand for it.

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