Am I financialy enabling child labor in 3rd world country by buying second hand fast fashion from Thrift shop and Vinted? Because I am not the one who originally bought the clothes from Shein. But buy buying it again from someone else I still use it uhhuhh this is complicated.

  • DomeGuy@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    No matter how complex or inefficient the orphan grinding machine, if you buy something second-hand and the person you bought it from buys a replacement with your proceeds, you are contributing to that sale and thereby funding the orphan grinding machine.

    • bitofarambler@crazypeople.online
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      7 hours ago

      Your secondhand purchase incurs no responsibility for someone else purchasing a new product.

      Secondhand is a very good way to not participate in the system of overproduction.