According to a recent exposé from Vox, that thing you own is good but also bad. “By all accounts, that thing you like is an environmental miracle. The company that manufactures it has achieved net-negative carbon emissions, eschewing fossil fuels in favor of wind, solar, and hydro power,” explained the ten-paged article, accompanied by a ninety-minute podcast. “That said, its raw materials are harvested by child laborers, so you kind of have to make a judgment call there.” At press time, a New Yorker editorial detailed how that comedian you like is funny but also problematic.

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