yeah this is the thing capitalists havnt figured out yet... it's impossible to (fully) alienate us from the means of production now that high speed global communication networks exist. we know the human cost of cheap goods nowadays... even if lab grown was more expensive we'd still prefer them, because I can be absolutely certain it wasn't mined by an 8 y/o slave.
PhilosoFishy2477 t1_iz05v90 wrote
Reply to comment by theonetrueelhigh in Scientists have analyzed the specific labor costs for producing a 1 carat diamond in mines and through artificial synthesis. The work of human turned out to be more effective: 26 minutes versus 2-3.5 hours. by Skoltech_
yeah this is the thing capitalists havnt figured out yet... it's impossible to (fully) alienate us from the means of production now that high speed global communication networks exist. we know the human cost of cheap goods nowadays... even if lab grown was more expensive we'd still prefer them, because I can be absolutely certain it wasn't mined by an 8 y/o slave.