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Who could have seen this coming except for people warning about it for decades (i.imgflip.com)
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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Just because something is expensive doesn’t always mean that the standard of living of those making the product is any better.

Oh, absolutely. But when mills, etc. are in the US, there's more direct control over the living conditions of the workers.

make everyone feel guilty all the time,

Then people just tune it all out, and learn to accept the inherent violence of the system. Sadly.