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by simonw 342 days ago
The TV show The Good Place actually dug into this quite a bit. One of the key themes explored in the show was the idea that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, because eventually the things you consume can be tied back to some grossly unethical situation somewhere in the world.
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That theme was primarily explored through the idea it's impossible to live a truly ethical life in the modern world due to unknowable externalities.

I don't think the takeaway was meant to really be about capitalism but more generally the complexity of the system. That's just me though.