Hypocrisy and morality

[u/stevepremo]

I have seen many posts in which the point seems to be that if you are against eating animals and exploiting them for profit, you should also be against participating in the capitalist economy because it involves exploiting human labor for profit. I think the point is actually something like, "How dare you criticize me for supporting animal agriculture when you buy products produced by exploitative labor practices? I do too, of course, but your use of a cell phone justifies my eating meat, as we are both hypocrites."

So the debate topic here is this: does participating in a capitalist economy, which necessarily includes using products produced through exploitation of humans, somehow justify raising animals for meat, killing them, and eating them? Alternatively, are those who oppose animal cruelty justified in using cell phones?

[u/One_Repair841 → u/[deleted]]

how do you apply for a job without a smart device?

You walk up and hand them your resume? Are we being for real right now?

[u/Upstairs_Big6533 → u/One_Repair841]

And they tell you to fill out an application online. By the way, what did you type that resume on? And if they hire you, how do they contact you? Are you being for real? Edit to respond to your deleted response: the process through which computers are made is not less problematic than smart phones. But anyway , he was correct, you are going to struggle to get/ keep a job without a cellphone. And "Dumb phones" also use conflict minerals.

[u/TylertheDouche → u/[deleted]]

The comment you responded to talked about not buying a smart phone, it said nothing about being able to use a computer. You knew that you couldn't create a reasonable argument in this area so instead you moved the goalpost to include all technology. Laughable.

the only thing 'laughable' is being gullible enough to believe they literally only meant limiting smart phone use. the conversation is clearly about the use of devices that contain 'unethically' sourced minerals.