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I'm shopping for a new car, and would like to choose one made with the least bad labour practices, if possible.

My reading suggests there is literally no good choice, but curious if anyone here has a perspective that could inform my choice.

Is there any car company that shits on their workers less and/or chooses contractors/vendors that shit on their workers less than the rest? Or are we just doomed to drive around the blood sweat and tears of exploited persons?

Shopping in America.

Edit: New to me. Used just as likely.

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

No, there isn't.

Do the actual ethical thing and buy a used car. You're putting money back into the hands of actual working Americans instead of companies, contributing dramatically less to climate change by reusing an existing product, you'll get a dramatically nicer vehicle, and save money too.

[-] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I actually do buy used cars, and am currently looking at used Honda and subaru thingies.

But the used car market affects the new car market, so I feel like the choice still matters even if I'm not buying new. I don't think it's "the actual ethical thing" (kind of condescending phrasing btw) to absolve self of the implications of the purchase just because it's used.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Well the most ethical thing would be not buying a car at all, which is perfectly feasible for a huge amount of people who just don't even consider it..

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maximum ethics would be to die and allow nature to utilize your nutrients.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Inefficient. Utilise your time to provide maximum benefit for the biosphere before you return to it. Nature is not a solo juggernaut - it needs us to help to our part.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It does not, it doesn't care. It's happy to be very, very hot, and very very inhospitable to humans.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The planet =/= nature

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

IT WOULD PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO ANNIHILIATE ALL HUMANS

LET US DO OUR PART AND KILL AS MANY AS WE CAN

NATURE NEEDS YOUR HELP

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Who knew suicide was the greenest option!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
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