Comments on: Who Made Your iPod? Silicon Sweatshops

By: James_Smith

James_Smith — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:19:58 +0000

FYI, I do not and never have owned any Nike's or any other "Brand Name" shoes. Research has shown the less expensive brands do as well or better than expensive ones. Yes, I can furnish a citation for that. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7038884.stm ) I do not own an iPod, either.

What I was trying to do is insert a note of "truthiness" into an otherwise heavily biased article. Apparently, that point was too subtle for some.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:19:00 +0000

FYI, I do not and never have owned any Nike’s or any other “Brand Name” shoes. Research has shown the less expensive brands do as well or better than expensive ones. Yes, I can furnish a citation for that. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7038884.stm ) I do not own an iPod, either.

What I was trying to do is insert a note of “truthiness” into an otherwise heavily biased article. Apparently, that point was too subtle for some.

By: Jonny Q.

Jonny Q. — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:46:08 +0000

Whatever gets you through the night. Don't forget to take off your Nike's before you go to bed…..

By: tonyviner

tonyviner — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:59:50 +0000

See? I told your mom that you were not as inept as she said. A little faith can go a long way, huh?

By: trelektaus

trelektaus — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:27:41 +0000

I agree, all I look at is pictures too. I don't know if you noticed. It's obvious that they poured some kind of pink paint on the picture too.

By: trelektaus

trelektaus — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:45:35 +0000

I agree with your reasoning. Using how much the past sucked to make myself comfortable about doing nothing works every time. I guess I've just found the need to go further back in time.

What about people working for -$1.90 an hour? I mean, as recently as 1864, in America it was common for people with darker skin to be owned by people with lighter skin and the people with lighter skin were happy to get it.

And what about people being more or less expected to have their throats slit and bled on an altar until they finish? Yes, "Death work" was very well paid for the day and, if it hadn't been a one time job, people would have worked hard to be permitted to have a job that paid that way.

What seems terrible to Americans in the current market was definitely wonderful in their time, so developing nations need to buck up and deal with it. And, like the rest of the developing world, provide America with high profits for top-of-the-line weaponry so they can sell it to the dictators of their countries.

By: J. Smith

J. Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:03:20 +0000

What articles like this fail to mention is that, in those places, these are often the best opportunities available and people compete for these jobs.

What about Americans working for $1.90 an hour? Does that sound horrible? Yes, as recently as 1965, that was a common starting wage and many people were happy t get it.

And what about workers being paid even less and expected to make up the difference by being paid for how many pieces per week they finished? Yes, "Piece work" was very well paid for the day and people worked hard to be permitted to have a job that paid that way.

what seems terrible to Americans in the current market was considered wonderful in their time. The same in developing nations today. Conditions that seem unacceptable are actually the best that can be had for them. And, like the rest of the world, it will change.

By: tonyviner

tonyviner — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:52:04 +0000

I am keeping my iPods.

The picture would be more convincing if the workers were not in front of sewing equipment.