USAONE@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoBig Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down126
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkBig Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.www.vox.comUSAONE@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months agoAre you fucking kidding me? Do you think most people can buy clothes for that kind of money? I sure as fuck can’t afford a shirt that costs $64 or pants that cost $160. You’re basically telling me that in order to have cruelty-free wool, I have to be wealthy.
minus-squarespeff@disc.0x-ia.moelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·11 months ago You’re basically telling me that in order to have cruelty-free wool, I have to be wealthy. Congrats. You found out why there’s animal cruelty in the first place. People need cheaper things -> other things need to be sacrificed to make that happen.
minus-squareVegaLyrae@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThat is correct. Ethics come at a premium. Ethics are a luxury good.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Do you think most people can buy clothes for that kind of money? I sure as fuck can’t afford a shirt that costs $64 or pants that cost $160.
You’re basically telling me that in order to have cruelty-free wool, I have to be wealthy.
Congrats. You found out why there’s animal cruelty in the first place. People need cheaper things -> other things need to be sacrificed to make that happen.
That is correct.
Ethics come at a premium. Ethics are a luxury good.