ageedizzle

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[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Care to elaborate? 

Edit: never mind, i got it… lol 

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

One option discussed in the article is pitching a tent in the room to avoid being seen. Sounds extreme but honestly might be worth it as these cameras get harder and harder to spot 

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

Reddit and Lemmy doesn't have any thing that curates what you see based on your habits

I’m pretty sure Reddit curates the content of r/popular based on your browser history.

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

Loops too. It’s the fediverse version of TikTok. Would it also be illegal? 

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

What kind of slander and misinformation are you talking about? (Genuine question)

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Yes. There are also second-order effects at play here. Buying these materials second-hand may normalize their use, or even contribute to fashion trends, which may make other people more likely to buy those materials first-hand. This would of course result in financial support for the leather and fur industries. That said though, these second order effects are very unpredictable and hard to measure, and their strength would vary a lot person to person, depending on how influential someone is.

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah the supply and demand thing is key here. People in developing countries are exploited because there is a financial incentive to exploit them. That financial incentive comes from people buying their products directly, because that is how they generate revenue. But there is no way they can generate revenue if you only buy their products second-hand, so its not incentivizing them to maintain their sweatshops or whatever.

The most damage buying second-hand can do is by generating revenue for these companies indirectly. For example if OP was in position where wearing these items contributes to fashion trends that cause others to buy the items directly. But unless OP is an Instagram influencer it something (which is doubtful, given that they're on lemmy) then these indirect, second-order effects are very unpredictable and hard to measure.