• Dr. JenkemA
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    10 months ago

    You could. Food is there for stealing. Land is there for growing on. People might shoot at you for trying, but you could.

    I assume you’re speaking in jest?

    There is no ethical consumption.

    I’m pretty sure that phrase isn’t actually a call to apathy.

    Not attempting to make a call to apathy. On the contrary, I just reject the idea that what you buy from who is leading to any material improvement in society. I think there are much better ways to push for positive change. Like sure, don’t buy the thing, but don’t fool yourself into thinking you’ve made a difference. Helping your community/mutual-aid, direct action, these are the sorts of things that I think go a lot further towards resulting in positive material changes.

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      10 months ago

      I assume you’re speaking in jest?

      You know what they say about assuming.

      On the contrary, I just reject the idea that what you buy from who is leading to any material improvement in society. I think there are much better ways to push for positive change.

      My abstention was based in not contributing to negative change.