Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1871arrow-down17
arrow-up1864arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squareJaysyn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up74arrow-down1·11 months agoAnd both of those things are terrible.
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down6·11 months agoBoth of these problems are capitalism
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·11 months agoChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·11 months agoNeither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
minus-squareporcariasagrada@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agocapitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months 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-down3·11 months agoAgreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months 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