Lars
Active member
Who decides what is "the right thing", what is ethical? As long as we stay within the legal framework that's a purely personal decision.I think yes, we do have an ethical responsibility to do the right thing, even when the law is too lax about it.
Given two equal products most consumers will buy the cheaper one. If the products are not equal then some kind of judgment call has to be made - is the price difference motivated or not. For some consumers ethics in the design and manufacturing process affect the decision process.
Manufacturers and distributors are very good at shielding consumers from information re questionable ethics in manufacturing or design. The list is too long to post here, but reast assured that all of us here unknowingly buy products witth what many of us would view as a far more unethical background than an Asian copy of a Swiss tripod head.