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> you certainly bring value into the world

Just because someone is willing to pay for it, doesn’t mean it’s good for society or the world.



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What?


Do you buy something, that harms the society or the world, why?


Besides what on_and_off said (and you can add many more to that list, for example diamonds, oil, construction using migrant workers in bad conditions, etc) there are also people who only care about money, regardless of the harm that it causes (deforestation of the amazon? Tobacco products? Financial products that lead people to ruin? Drug industries? Human trafficking?)

Some people will pay for all kinds of things that are extremely harmful. Your comment seems rather disingenuous. Why are you trying to twist my words to reflect badly on me? Guilt about the products you buy? (See what I did there? Same thing you were doing :D)


You started to talk about society and their good or bad decisions in their life, when they buy things. I thought it was interesting then to ask you as an example of society. There was no judgement from my side. And I certainly have no guilt, when i buy a product, that improves my life.

I am not ignorant. Of course i see, that with my buying decisions, i kind of maintain all these side effects, that come from working off this planet. I want the best product that can be created with as little resources as possible. That would be of big value for me.

But who am i to judge someone else's decision to buy something, that they value. I might not like it. It might not a good decision in the long term. I would prefer that certain decisions were not made. Personally i can only try to make things better. I will not become a dealer, who has to provide a good product to my clients.

In any way, i was just curious. No bad intentions.

(and to the other commenter, i dont know what to answer.)

Cheers!


> In any way, i was just curious. No bad intentions.

My apologies, then!


really ?

have you looked at how most of the smartphones, clothes or even food are made ?

I can't even say if your comment is supposed to be satire




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