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I bought an Amazon Kindle and I feel guilty because of who it’s supporting but part of me still wants to keep it.

How bad of a person am I? Should I just return it?
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Someone from here taught me that every decision we make and everything we hold in our hands has caused or been the result of some amount of suffering. This is a pretty surface level example but some manufacturers import goods from regions who use child/slave labor, and we use those products, none the wiser.

This same person also taught me that the struggle for freedom has always been present but some of us show up to the fight late. It can be overwhelming, like something new and catastrophic is happening, but it's really just always been that way.

Keep your Kindle and enjoy it. Its particular journey is unclear. But it's here now, in your hands. In the future, if you wish, just be more conscious of who you buy from. But remember that nothing will ever fully level the playing field for humankind.
@SinlessOnslaught Very nice ... well put.