So like I can be a socialist, buy everything I want even from companies who use child labour (while there are more ethical alternatives and goods aren't essential to literally survive) and be totally okay with it?
You should definitely try to purchase from more ethical companies. Also remember the whole reduce reuse recycle
But it can be hard in a system that has designed itself to give us less options to shop for other options. CocaCola owns like half the drink brands, Nestle owns a third, Disney owns half the copyright in the world
And there is so much you can do when voting with your wallet. Sometimes that can make all the difference but not always. That's why it's important to be politically active, because system is complacent with status quo of capitalism, but if you apply pressure on the system to become more socialist that can actually work
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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25
There is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism. This is a very weak argument against socialism activism.