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@Chuckles
Yeah, the point is that it's good to try to understand the labor (and environmental) conditions of the things that you buy, and to try to eliminate the worst offenders and find better companies and sources. Nobody can buy every single thing sweat-free, but this does not mean people should not try to make improvements where they can.
Publicly criticizing high profile companies such as Nike -- which was one of the pioneers of global outsourcing to sweatshops -- is entirely legitimate, even if one uses sweatshop computer hardware and phones with blood minerals in them.