Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1874arrow-down16
arrow-up1868arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square123fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down5·1 year agoChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoMost “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNeither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
minus-squareporcariasagrada@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agocapitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
Most “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.
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!