The problem I see with that thinking is that there are different levels of what can be considered unethical, but it usually gives the idea of “since it’s all unethical, it’s all the same”. For example, buying something from a smaller company is usually much better than from a big one that uses slave labor.
Well, I don’t know what a mom&pop is, but generally speaking, if a business employs slave labor, I think it’s terrible, no matter the size. Dilution of responsibility is something complex to consider, but making an analogy, I think a mafia boss isn’t less responsible for a crime because they just ordered it, but didn’t do the act or know how it was going to be done.
By the way, from my experience here in Brazil, slave labor usually happens either in big corporations or in hidden places ran by criminals under the use of force. Smaller businesses in the open rarely do it.
Mom & Pop is a(n American?) colloquialism referring to small, frequently family-owned-and-operated businesses. They may not be as likely to use shady ‘I can’t believe it’s not slave labor’ practices, but they frequently have other, very glaring issues such as shitty pay, treating you like an outsider if you’re not family, and covering up the bad behavior of anyone who is.
I see what you mean now. We have some businesses like that around here too. They manage to create the most stressful and toxic environment possible, even though they’re small. Still, if we’re talking about different levels of unethical behavior, I believe it’s still below places that keep people captive and deprived of any kind of basic freedom.
There is no ethical consumption. Just enjoy yourself.
so how much Bitcoin do you spend per year on child prostitutes?
When did you stop beating women?
The problem I see with that thinking is that there are different levels of what can be considered unethical, but it usually gives the idea of “since it’s all unethical, it’s all the same”. For example, buying something from a smaller company is usually much better than from a big one that uses slave labor.
What if you buy from a small Mom&Pop business that uses slave labor? Is that worse because the culpability is less diluted?
Well, I don’t know what a mom&pop is, but generally speaking, if a business employs slave labor, I think it’s terrible, no matter the size. Dilution of responsibility is something complex to consider, but making an analogy, I think a mafia boss isn’t less responsible for a crime because they just ordered it, but didn’t do the act or know how it was going to be done.
By the way, from my experience here in Brazil, slave labor usually happens either in big corporations or in hidden places ran by criminals under the use of force. Smaller businesses in the open rarely do it.
Mom & Pop is a(n American?) colloquialism referring to small, frequently family-owned-and-operated businesses. They may not be as likely to use shady ‘I can’t believe it’s not slave labor’ practices, but they frequently have other, very glaring issues such as shitty pay, treating you like an outsider if you’re not family, and covering up the bad behavior of anyone who is.
I see what you mean now. We have some businesses like that around here too. They manage to create the most stressful and toxic environment possible, even though they’re small. Still, if we’re talking about different levels of unethical behavior, I believe it’s still below places that keep people captive and deprived of any kind of basic freedom.