There’s a famous Mitchell & Webb sketch where two SS officers, mid-conversation on the Eastern Front, suddenly notice something troubling about their uniforms. “Hans,” one ask…
It’s the same as working for Google, Meta/FB, Micro$lop, *gas/electric, * Pipeline, * slumlord/acquisition property management, etc. Not that everyone just refuses to live without a few treats. For more than a handful, their job at Evil Inc. is the first, perhaps only break and lifeline they had in a decade. But yes, the bulk of those people, many of whom post on Lemmy, don’t wanna give up their venti soy latte.
You’re completely correct, there is no ethical consumption in capitalism. If you look closely enough you’ll find that we’re all made hypocrites in one way or another every time we buy anything.
We can, however, avoid techno-totalitarian fascism with a liberal application of shame and ridicule directed at the educated professionals who make these companies able to operate.
It’s the same as working for Google, Meta/FB, Micro$lop, *gas/electric, * Pipeline, * slumlord/acquisition property management, etc. Not that everyone just refuses to live without a few treats. For more than a handful, their job at Evil Inc. is the first, perhaps only break and lifeline they had in a decade. But yes, the bulk of those people, many of whom post on Lemmy, don’t wanna give up their venti soy latte.
You’re completely correct, there is no ethical consumption in capitalism. If you look closely enough you’ll find that we’re all made hypocrites in one way or another every time we buy anything.
We can, however, avoid techno-totalitarian fascism with a liberal application of shame and ridicule directed at the educated professionals who make these companies able to operate.
It’s a long, slow awakening. Or as Tillie Olsen said,