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[–] aeternum@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

why do you think the producers are producing these things? Because consumer demand. If we stopped purchasing these things, they wouldn't produce them. They only produce them because that's where the money is.

[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Which is more likely.

The majority of consumers giving a shit about anything that doesn’t affect them.

Stopping the production of things we actually don’t want people to buy anymore.

It’s much easier to regulate a handful of companies than it is to educate several billion people and try and get them to change buying habits.

That’s like excusing a serial killer because victims are plentiful. You wouldn’t blame the victims and tell them to stay away from serial killers. You would punish the serial killer no?