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Old 03-04-2013, 06:29 PM   #126
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT View Post
If I'm aware of distant harms I cut ties with the product/service/etc. as quickly as is feasible. It's nothing new for me, just makes certain things less convenient (ie, not purchasing Hershey chocolate or Chaquita bananas). So yes, knowledge is powerful, and it's difficult to come to terms with some issues, but in the end if we're not trying to be better people, then what's the point?
Yet you draw the line somewhere. Everything has distant harms if you trace it back far enough.

You've just chosen to draw the line farther away than some of the other people in this thread.
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