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by al2o3cr 4107 days ago
By that logic, there's a good chance you're a perpetrator of slavery due to the labor that put your computer and/or its constituent parts together...
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For me, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that both you and the parent are right.
But it's easier to pretend that they are both wrong.
I would agree that buying a computer who uses conflict minerals is not a victimless act. I find that a lot of what we do in modern society is not victimless even though we like to pretend it is.