• HandOfDoom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While I agree that we have a duty to avoid unethical brands whenever possible, there’s just no way to escape them all. I live in a poor country and I there’s a lot of “bad stuff” I have to buy just because it’s what I can affford at the moment.

    There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

    • masquenox@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      This is true… but with some corporations it’s just a case of “fuck you in particular.”

    • TheSaneWriter@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Fully agreed. While it is morally positive to avoid especially unethical companies, ultimately it’s not possible in all cases. As long as you try to be moral in your day to day actions and you on some level push for things to be better, you’re not morally culpable for the failings of the current system.

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Don’t get me wrong, fuck nestle, but this whole movement that’s grown singling them out is so superficial it really frustrates me.
    All of the companies of nestle’s size are up to the exact same shit. They all exploit their employees, destroy the planet, and invest millions if not billions in union busting and lobbying.
    I get that it’s easier just to focus on one company, but if you want one thing to focus on, make it capitalism, the system that enables, hell, encourages, this shit, rather than individual products of it.
    Even if the movement somehow managed to destroy nestle (never going to happen), destroying one company achieves nothing. Tear the whole thing down.

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      1 year ago

      While I understand your perspective, you failed to mention their actions which specifically targeted new mothers in developing countries with unethical actions that resulted in the slow deaths of infants.

      This is why I boycott Nestlé. Not poor treatment of employees, nor a disregard for the environment.

      Nestlé implemented a plan that caused babies to die a slow and painful death while their mothers could only watch helplessly.

      Fuck Nestlé.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Nestlé_boycott

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    1 year ago

    I was given my alias at 8yo so I was ignorant at the time drinking nesquik everyday.

    Fuck nestle.