[y-c-o-m-b]

> trivial stories about evil corporations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amazon

These are not "trivial stories about evil corporations". They are very real criticisms about the company and its leadership and the lives they have ruined are very real too. To wave your hand and excuse the vast amounts of ethically and morally horrendous things Amazon has done as "trivial stories" is quite frankly one of the most willfully ignorant and disgusting things I've seen posted here - let alone up-voted - in quite some time.

https://www.aspi.org.au/report/uyghurs-sale

A company that benefits from forced labor camps for fucks sake... that is inspiring to you? Jesus Christ.

[shawnz]

If benefiting from forced labour makes something uninspiring to you, then how is it possible to find anything created in the western world inspiring? Are you sure the clothes you are wearing now, which you are certainly benefiting from, weren't made with forced labour?

[y-c-o-m-b]

Whataboutism is not a valid excuse. I'm not walking around telling people the company making my shirts are inspiring and they should ignore the media. If I find out they are using forced labor, then the reasonable next step is to avoid using the brand and/or try to implement a change by being vocal about the injustice. Which is specifically why these "trivial stories" are so important; they are not just people complaining about minor issues, they are a means to implement a positive change.

[shawnz]

I don't mean to say that it's OK for Amazon or anyone else to use forced labour just because it's hard to avoid. I am only saying that it doesn't invalidate the good which they have done either. Just like how perhaps you and I wear clothes made with forced labour, because it is hard to avoid, and it doesn't necessarily invalidate the good we have done. I agree it is important to hold businesses accountable for the practices they use.

[ActorNightly]

I legitimately can't believe you don't even read the links you post. The wiki link states that Amazon has addressed most of its criticisms.

As for China, to sit from the comfort of your own home and demand that a company act benevolent at a cost to itself is simply ridiculous.