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Comment by klenwell

> I think a lot of people would pay twice as much for their devices if they could guarantee the workers weren't being exploited.

A lot of America has traded their old Main Street for a Walmart shopping complex the next town over. Now they're upgrading that to an Amazon distribution center in the next state over.

On this board, I expect a lot of people will explain (unsympathetically but not completely unreasonably) that the benefits of these exploitative conditions outweigh the costs (this unfortunate soul's death included).

I think you can have reasonably priced quality products and worker well-being, but good luck making your case to shareholders and their apologists.

parent klenwell 8 years ago

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