Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1881arrow-down17
arrow-up1874arrow-down1external-linkCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squareJaysyn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up75arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd both of those things are terrible.
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down6·1 year agoBoth of these problems are capitalism
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·1 year agoChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 year agoNeither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
minus-squareporcariasagrada@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agocapitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoMost “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.
minus-squaresnekerpimp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·1 year agoAgreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah
And both of those things are terrible.
Both of these problems are capitalism
Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
Exactly!
Most “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.
Agreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.
I think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah