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" But as consumers we habitually downplay and ignore [collateral damage]. We rail against exploitation of low-paid workers in Asia as we drive twenty minutes to the Big Box to save three bucks…. We fume over the mistreatment of animals b agribusiness, but freak out at an uptick in food prices….. the Age of Cheap has raised cognitive dissonance to a societal norm.
— Sep 05, 2014 03:26PM
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Not an easy read, at least not if you think about it. Particularly the chapter on craftsmanship (or lack thereof) left me very uncomfortable. Nonetheless, this was an excellent, and very interesting, book.
"...globalism means more than the system of mutual exploitation it has become. Preying on the developing world's vulnerabilities... Is neither defensible nor sustainable."
— Sep 29, 2014 12:06PM
"...globalism means more than the system of mutual exploitation it has become. Preying on the developing world's vulnerabilities... Is neither defensible nor sustainable."
