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Edit: Jesus Christ, people. If you buy a $150 Thinkpad made by slave labor instead of a $1,200 MacBook made by slave labor, you're still supporting a capitalist economy based on slave labor. We all do. We have no choice. The number of smug liberals in the comments saying "well I buy a cheap used laptop" or "well I buy coffee beans and make my own coffee" are completely missing the fucking point.

Don't tell yourself your consumption is moral. All of us make unethical choices every day because there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. Accept your shame and guilt and let it drive you to do better.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have bought plenty of things that I don't really need, but I don't act like capitalism made me do it and I would die without them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No one does.

Criticism of capitalism is far beyond purchasing simple goods.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

Did you read the same thing I did? Its saying you either participate in capitalism or die. The "participating" its referring to is a macbook and Starbucks.