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CEO of a startup is not the same thing as CEO of a monopolistic predatory business.
I’m CEO of a punk rock band no one likes.
Should I be hated just because I lead an organization?
Do you complain to people without a house about losing yours due to not being able to exploit cheap labor from other countries, especially ones with terrible labor practices overall?
I feel like you didn’t read the article you posted.
At what point is she exploiting cheap labor?
She used china because she needed production runs of less than 10% of the minimums American factories required. There were already tariffs on raw silicon. Man I don’t junk you read the article.
It's a nice dream to be able to start a small business, pay fair wages, use eco-friendly materials, source locally, pay yourself a shit salary to keep costs low, and not have any other backers hounding you to turn a profit at any cost. But that's what it is, a dream. You gotta start somewhere, somehow and hope you don't lose your soul along the journey.