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Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by BurningFrog on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:11PM (#43323664)
If a clothing company is profitable because they use slave labor, the use of slave labor is bad.

The profit is not the problem. It wouldn't be any better if the company made no profit.

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Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by jmcqk6 on Monday March 10, 2025 @03:04PM (#43324531)
This is a distinction unworthy of merit. The slave labor creates the profit. The only reason it exists is because of the profit.
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Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by hamdouni on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:54PM (#43324393)
On the contrary, it will be an incentive to stop.
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