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this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2024
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Don't fall for neoliberal's "the free market will fix it" bullshit -- it's no more credible than "trickle down" was. It's pushed because it doesn't work and lays the blame on consumers, rather than the people who literally scour the globe searching for the most exploitable workforce.
Regulations could end the practise immediately, which is why they spend millions ensuring those regulations never happen.
We are in agreement; the ultimate blame for the fuckery doesn't lie with consumers. A lot more blame is with the corporations that sneak around, and the governments that do not aggressively punish, eliminate. Your proposed regulation would do a lot to curb it, but with the internet & e-commerce, I doubt it would be universal. Especially with easier to replicate items, trinkets.
The Rinne Slip-N-Slide & the DraftTop are great recent examples. Some random-ass guy in China with a 3D printer sees somebody else's brilliant American idea, and they're like, hey...I can rip these guys off. Maybe they even order a sample or two, to get it perfect.
Consequences for bad behavior would help significantly. The ultimate problem is everyone's lack of morality/care, and this always rings true - - if the crooked ventures were not profitable, they wouldn't even exist. Strictly in theory, we could do our part to fix it on the back end.