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jiffdiff posted...

Being a shithead is a prerequisite for being an executive or relevant shareholder in a large company, so unfortunately your options are give money to shitheads or buy everything indie/local. It's easier just not to worry about it and live your life.

Sadly, I agree.

Worse, because it is so endemic, it can make the people who do take a stand on certain issues come across as being either ignorant or hypocritical - ie, someone who is willing to boycott Chick-fil-A over the conservatism of its management but who is still willing to use an iPhone in spite of multiple and repeated stories about how they're essentially made in Asian sweat shops are essentially making the statement "I only take moral stances when it's convenient" or "I only take moral stances that directly affect me or people I care about, and ignore the rest."

It's very hard to exist in the modern world without being complicit in all kinds of shady shit. Even people who consider themselves very moral and willing to avoid doing business with ethically questionable businesses are still likely supporting a number of businesses that are doing terrible things of one sort or another.



Mead posted...

Yeah you arent wrong

I could certainly be criticized for my decision

I wouldn't criticize you for your decision. Most people have developed at least a bit of "separate the art from the artist" or "separate the product from the producer" mentality as part of modern life, mostly as a self-defense against the sheer amount of terrible shit in the world... and it's part of who we are as a species (it's pretty much hardwired into humans that on some level, we have a much harder time caring about issues in the abstract or people as a whole - we have a limited amount of "giving a shit" about people available to our brainpower).

I'm mostly just pointing out that, if you feel like you shouldn't support a specific company because of how horrible they are, that specific justification really isn't much of a defense. You're not really helping the victims at all in any way, and are just helping to pay the salaries of the people responsible. If you really care, don't support the company period, at least until there is clear evidence that the problem has been well and truly dealt with.

A lot of people online would recommend pirating at this point, but I honestly don't support that either, because it comes across feeling like an incredibly entitled mentality to have ("I don't want you to have money for this game because you're bad, but I still demand to be able to play it because I'm selfish"). Much better to just not play the game. It's not as if there's a shortage of other distractions in the modern world.
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