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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

capitalism breeds innovation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s not very practical lol… I wonder how much money it would save if the packing was moved closer, not to speak of the damage to the environment

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

It's done this way because it saves money. Shipping is cheap and they can pay slave wages in Thailand for processing. This is a depressingly common practice.