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Could child labor ever be acceptable if it's done consentually?
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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What do you have in mind?
I was wondering if the cobalt mined for smartphones could be done ethically, even if they still needed to use children for it. What if the children clearly consent to working and are treated well in good conditions and paid fairly?
What..? No. Definitely not.
Having children perform manual labor in a mine is not going to be ethical at any point.
Well, that doesn't work for sexual consent, and I guess it would be similar regarding this issue. Informed consent requires the person to be of such an age that their consent is valid. I'm no expert, that was just my initial thought.
Literally advocating for XIX century-style Dickensian child labor.
Yeah Imma go with troll as well
I try to stay civil outside hexbear, but this post is testing my resolve on that. Are you really so treat-brained that you're ok with forcing children to mine cobalt so you can have a smartphone?
You should take some time and think about whether that's really the kind of person you want to be
Ok, this has to be trolling now. This is the career you want them in a headstart in? A dangerous job? All mining has health implications.
You wrote this ten minutes after being reminded that "consent" by children is nonsense, in what is still the most approved comment.
If you want to be a successful troll, you are going to have to learn to be less obvious. If you want to discuss topics in good faith, you are going to have to learn that this "just asking questions" approach makes you look like a troll.
Great point OP. Really makes you wonder why we don’t have more kindergartners working the oil rigs, or fighting as mercenaries in the Middle East.