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PS I know it’s silly and liberal to be this concerned about the origin of products, but it sort of dampers your moisturizing routine when every time you put on your products it reminds you of the horrors of this world

It is not “silly” nor “liberal” to be concerned about the origins of products, what the hell? It’s liberal to think you’ll change the world from buying slop at a different store, and it’s liberal to beat yourself up over unavoidable products, but you do have the ability to cause a little bit less suffering in this world. I don’t care if it’s “insignificant.” Someone who mindlessly consumes because le capitalism oh weeellll is worthless. It reminds me of the Christians I know who love to talk about the word of god and how devoted they are but can’t be bothered by fuck all to help a person in need because “you can’t trust them. this world is too selfish and evil.”

Not talking about you specifically of course since you’re aware of this exploitation and asking for suggestions (just using the general ‘you’ throughout this rant). But I’ve seen too many people justify their laziness with “no ethical consumption” nonsense when they damn well have the means to exploit just a fraction less. There exists ‘less exploitative’ products out there. People just need to fucking ask instead of taking the path of learn resistance.

If you’re willing to beat someone’s ass for shrugging off Israeli genocide and consooming their soda shit, then you better be willing to beat someone’s ass for shrugging off the exploitation of Africans and consooming Nestle, and you better be willing to beat someone’s ass for buying a new phone every year. If you’re not willing to drink Starbucks in front of an Arab or flex a diamond ring in front of an Angolan then you gotta ask why you’re willing to do it in private.