absolution* said:
I think we are all aware of how corporations capitalize on the age-old insecurities and self-doubts of teens by making them believe that to be truly cool, you need their products. It seems the youth market is able and willing to pay top dollar in order to be "cool." Does it bother you at all though that there are very real negative impacts of mass-consumerism.... the exploitation of workers in third world countries, the growing divide between rich and poor, the injustice of a Western society living in steeped surplus where others struggle to live from day to day.. etc.
You're a twat. At least now I've been given some insight into the minds of the feral arts students that habitually drift around any university campus. Yes, don't follow societal trends. Yes be "alternative". Yeah dude, all power to you for "sticking it to the man" and not wearing anything bought from outside a St Vinnies Store, but to be honest - nobody really gives a flying fuck.
No, I don't wear Von Dutch. No, I don't own a Prada handbag and no I don't own Nike shoes (In fact, most of my clothing is either shredded denim or leather
), but am I bothered by other people wearing Von Ductch clothing? No, only a twat (like yourself) would be.
Multinationals that employ people for low wages aren't the problem. The conditions that make said people work for such low wages are the problem. Poverty isn't the fault of the west but rather civil unrest and greedy despots. I don't see how companies that actually EMPLOY PEOPLE cause any damage socially or economically.
