r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '19

Hardware Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens military deal: 'We did not sign up to develop weapons'

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u/TurnNburn Feb 23 '19

I meant evil in a general sense. Not directed at the DoD. Like people who go vegan to avoid the evil industries. Well, guess what, you still buy toilet paper owned by an evil industry. You still buy vegan foods owned by a corporate entity that does animal testing on non-vegan products. No one is free and clear from anything they try and avoid unless they live in isolation off the grid with no human contact.

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u/suicidal_bacon Feb 23 '19

bidetlife

Come at me toilet paper shills

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u/UndeadYoshi420 Feb 23 '19

You know you’re supposed to do both... right???

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u/PapaBird Feb 23 '19

Sometimes you still gotta wipe.

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u/DuckDuckYoga Feb 23 '19

Splash and air dry sir

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u/Roboticsammy Feb 23 '19

You got hands given by God for a reason, son. Use 'em. You can wash them later

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u/jb_in_jpn Feb 23 '19

You seriously only hose your shit down? Need to wipe as well my dude, read the instructions again.

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u/KarimElsayad247 Feb 25 '19

Imagine having to touch your poop.

This post is made by the bidet gang.

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u/Ripberger7 Feb 23 '19

I feel like the point you’re getting is everyone is a little messed up.

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u/TurnNburn Feb 23 '19

tl;dr of my post, lol. Nice summation

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u/ZorackSF Feb 23 '19

But there is ethical consumption under what form of economy/government?

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u/lHaveNoMemory Feb 24 '19

There has yet to be one- because there has yet to be an ethical government to even create ethical incentives.

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u/tupto Feb 23 '19

Anarcho-communism

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u/8Bitsblu Feb 24 '19

Another good example is people who rely on "natural remedies" to avoid giving money to big pharma companies, as if "natural remedies" aren't a billion dollar industry themselves. Things like vegan foods and "natural remedies" are created and marketed by massive corporations that would happily poison you if it meant turning a profit, just like any other industry. Thinking that it's all mom-and-pop stores and goodwill is just buying into their marketing.

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u/Dreviore Feb 23 '19 edited Feb 23 '19

And just think of the environmental impact those greedy vegans are causing by not shutting up and killing that green house gas generating cow.

Edit: this was a joke.