Comments by "Django" (@django3422) on "Is It Possible to Be an Ethical Consumer Under Capitalism?" video.

In short... no. Sorry. Doesn't make you a bad person, not at all. But we'd need to change a lot about how we consume as a species before we could consider ourselves ethical and sustainable.
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@FoxyPercival714 You think so? Socialised healthcare and education seems pretty ethical to me. But that's also whataboutism. The conversation is "can you be ethical under capitalism" and you've not actually addressed that one at all. So I'll give you some pointers. Capitalism is driving world hunger. We produce enough food to feed 10 billion people but people's demand for "ethical" biofuel means the bulk of grain crops never end up as food. It's estimated that around 20,000 children die every day from hunger. Captialism has resulted in a completely skewed wealth divide. More than 3 billion people worldwide live in poverty while just 5 people own as much wealth as 50% of the global population. Capitalism is deceptive, using branding like "organic" to further increase profits while making consumers think they're reducing their carbon footprint. A 2012 study at the Corvinus University of Budapest found "no significant difference" between carbon footprints of those consuming "ethically" and those who don't. I actually do have more. There's how capitalism forces working class people further down the rabbit hole by making "sustainable lifestyles" unaffordable. There's the way large corporations like BP cause environmental disasters because they cut costs for greater profit. But I think just sticking to three main points for now is more manageable. You don't have to address them all at once either, just pick one and explain how you think "actually, YES, you can be an ethical consumer under capitalism". 'Cos if you're gonna be a creepy stalker, you could at least try to know what you're talking about.
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