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[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago

I will admit when doing something like buying from an evil corporation that I'm making a trade off. I won't pretend it's fine. I try to acknowledge it.

It's impossible to live in the modern world without participating in exploitation. This phone was probably made in ways that hurt the environment and labor. But I need a phone to participate in modern life. So I got one, and try to hold onto it as long as possible.

I think there's a big difference between trying, and acknowledging tradeoffs and shortcomings, and just refusing to engage. "But I like it" is refusing to engage. I would respect "I know this milk comes from cruelty to cows, but I don't care about cows" more. At least it's honest.

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Fair enough.

So "because so like it" in this context should give way to the more honest:

"I prefer to safeguard the perceived value of my own house than to support my local native ecology. NIMBY". I would wager this is a fairly common perspective.

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