Yeah, the most interesting part of the article for me was the end: the discussion on the best strategy for increasing the amount of ethical consumption that is going on. It took a while to get to that point, but I'm sure there's lots of interesting things Hacker News could say about that.
My personal strategy so far has been to encourage some ethical consumerism by example, not because that directly increases the share of ethical consumption significantly, but because I think that attaching ethical considerations to an action as common as consumption will, down the line, also encourage people to vote in line with that. In the end, it currently seems to me like regulation is a required part of upping our collective standards and impact.
My personal strategy so far has been to encourage some ethical consumerism by example, not because that directly increases the share of ethical consumption significantly, but because I think that attaching ethical considerations to an action as common as consumption will, down the line, also encourage people to vote in line with that. In the end, it currently seems to me like regulation is a required part of upping our collective standards and impact.