Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1893arrow-down17
arrow-up1886arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·9 months agoChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·9 months agoNeither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
minus-squareporcariasagrada@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·9 months agocapitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoMost “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.
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.