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NoahB · 26-30, M
@Pikachu you’re right but I disagree that the aim of this article is to discuss the differences between child labor and child exploitation. It’s meant to decouple them as a single entity. Child labor is illegal in this country because it was deemed (rightfully) inherently exploitative of children. This article is meant to massage the public’s conscious into undoing that social progress. Why? Obviously so people like bill gates can tap into a new labor force. That or to protect himself from criticism of using child labor in other countries. That’s my opinion anyway
@NoahB
[quote]his article is meant to massage the public’s conscious into undoing that social progress. [/quote]
Oh i think that's a huge misinterpretation. The author explicitly denounces the exploitation of child labour but makes the point that children working on their family farm is rather different to factory farms and sweat shops.
In a culture where at most a child will have a part time job in their mid-late teens it can seem unreasonably harsh to have a child helping out on the farm...but that's just a fact of life for less affluent agrarian cultures.
It's not child exploitation but it [i]is [/i]child labour and this article is simply making that distinction for the benefit of a judgmental western audience.
I think your theory becomes rather shakier when we stop to consider the fact that
a) Exploitative child labour is already strongly condemned virtually everywhere,
b) people evidently [i]already [/i]do not care that much as long as they can get their iphones and cheap clothing and
c) this means that Gates already has access to that labour force if indeed he wanted exploit it.
[quote]his article is meant to massage the public’s conscious into undoing that social progress. [/quote]
Oh i think that's a huge misinterpretation. The author explicitly denounces the exploitation of child labour but makes the point that children working on their family farm is rather different to factory farms and sweat shops.
In a culture where at most a child will have a part time job in their mid-late teens it can seem unreasonably harsh to have a child helping out on the farm...but that's just a fact of life for less affluent agrarian cultures.
It's not child exploitation but it [i]is [/i]child labour and this article is simply making that distinction for the benefit of a judgmental western audience.
I think your theory becomes rather shakier when we stop to consider the fact that
a) Exploitative child labour is already strongly condemned virtually everywhere,
b) people evidently [i]already [/i]do not care that much as long as they can get their iphones and cheap clothing and
c) this means that Gates already has access to that labour force if indeed he wanted exploit it.
NoahB · 26-30, M
@Pikachu it’s not a theory it’s a fact. Working on a family farm and working as an employee alongside your family under a corporate owned farm is much different from one another. Moreover people not caring about the exploitation of another countries people because they get iPhones doesn’t make my claim ‘shaky’. And child labor is still practiced in many countries in the world despite being condemned.
@NoahB
Hmm i'm unsure as to the source of contention since at this point you seem to be agreeing with me in all the particulars except you apply a level of sinister machination.
[quote]Working on a family farm and working as an employee alongside your family under a corporate owned farm is much different from one another.[/quote]
Yes I agree and so does the author of the article.
[quote]child labor is still practiced in many countries in the world despite being condemned.[/quote]
Yes, that's what i said and that's what makes your claim shaky.
Given that exploitative child labour is already used despite international condemnation, Gates already has access to the labour force you claim he is attempting to get access to.
It's just an unnecessary step, you see.
Hmm i'm unsure as to the source of contention since at this point you seem to be agreeing with me in all the particulars except you apply a level of sinister machination.
[quote]Working on a family farm and working as an employee alongside your family under a corporate owned farm is much different from one another.[/quote]
Yes I agree and so does the author of the article.
[quote]child labor is still practiced in many countries in the world despite being condemned.[/quote]
Yes, that's what i said and that's what makes your claim shaky.
Given that exploitative child labour is already used despite international condemnation, Gates already has access to the labour force you claim he is attempting to get access to.
It's just an unnecessary step, you see.
@NoahB
Oh...you edited that post to ad that part. Sorry, i didn't see that.
I gotta say, it's still a pretty anemic theory to suggest that explaining the difference between working on the family farm and big tobacco farming is going to convince people not to be hard on Microsoft for using kids lol.
It just seems a bit like grasping at straws.
You might be right about Bill Gate's true sinister desire to exploit children but this article just ain't showin it🤷♀️
Oh...you edited that post to ad that part. Sorry, i didn't see that.
I gotta say, it's still a pretty anemic theory to suggest that explaining the difference between working on the family farm and big tobacco farming is going to convince people not to be hard on Microsoft for using kids lol.
It just seems a bit like grasping at straws.
You might be right about Bill Gate's true sinister desire to exploit children but this article just ain't showin it🤷♀️
@NoahB
lol your literal facts are that a multinational corporation is accused shady business dealings and one rich man spent time rubbing elbows with another rich man and you've drawn a straight line from there to [i]Bill Gates wants to enslave children[/i].!
If that's adding up in a lot of spots we must do math differently🤷♀️
lol your literal facts are that a multinational corporation is accused shady business dealings and one rich man spent time rubbing elbows with another rich man and you've drawn a straight line from there to [i]Bill Gates wants to enslave children[/i].!
If that's adding up in a lot of spots we must do math differently🤷♀️