Slave labor in tech products - how do I reconcile?

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Jan 24, 2021 12 Comments

The reports about Uighur slave labor used to build Nike and Apple products are really disturbing - especially because those companies are lobbying so they can keep using forced labor right after releasing statements about how sorry they are.

How do I reconcile with myself that Iโ€™ve worked in companies whose lifeblood are Apple and Nike products? How do I reconcile the fact that Iโ€™ve helped speed demand for products built by slaves by building recommendations systems for marketing purposes?

How do other people deal with this?

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    hugh jarse

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    hugh jarse
    umm everything you buy is built by slaves. the very clothes you are wearing. the food you are eating. get over it.
    Jan 24, 2021 6
    • New
      goodJuJuSh

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      goodJuJuSh
      @pixelated brain dead tech robots donโ€™t have a soul and understand nothing but money
      Jan 24, 2021
    • New
      hugh jarse

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      hugh jarse
      your actions define you, not your thoughts. still buying china made clothes i bet, while โ€œwishingโ€ for equality
      Jan 24, 2021
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    kikki.

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    kikki.
    Unfortunately capitalism itself is wild.
    We (US and other capitalists) create products and get margin paid by poor countries who cannot create the same products. This is โ€œking of the hillโ€ game between the countries. Those who are on top live at the expense of those who are below. Even if they donโ€™t use slave labor.
    Jan 24, 2021 0
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      goodJuJuSh

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      goodJuJuSh
      Uh itโ€™s very possible to work an ethically sound job. Iโ€™ve done it. Literal wtf at shaming the op for their concern for human life
      Jan 24, 2021
    • GOAT / Eng
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      sociopath detected, lol
      Jan 24, 2021
  • Google
    rumplest

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    rumplest
    Humanity is pretty terrible ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Jan 24, 2021 0
  • Amazon
    s386 4LIFE

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    s386 4LIFE
    Fake news
    Feb 1, 2021 0