NEVER tell me: "No ethical consumption under capitalism"
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 Published On Premiered Jun 12, 2023

Is this phrase a help or a hindrance? It's all about context, so let's talk about it...

Sources/references:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/can-e...

https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/pu...

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20...

The bit I'm quoting when I do a silly voice is from "Bodies Upon the Gears" speech by Mario Savio, but in all honesty I know it from the Linkin Park song 'Wretches and Kings'.

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