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When housemates struggle to align their consumption with their stated values around tech ethics

My roommates and I all work in tech and we're constantly upgrading our personal setups while talking about how terrible the industry is for the environment and global labor conditions but every time someone suggests we actually change our buying habits the conversation shifts to why our specific needs are different.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Individual justifications are undermining collective action, even when everyone shares the same underlying concerns.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with E-waste and global justice?”

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