Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squareJaysyn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up75arrow-down1·2 years agoAnd both of those things are terrible.
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down6·2 years agoBoth of these problems are capitalism
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·2 years agoChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·2 years agoNeither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
minus-squareporcariasagrada@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agocapitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years 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-down3·2 years agoAgreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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