So, I was looking at the Amazon page for the 3d printing pen I use and noticed that they sold 9,000+ (!!) in the last 30 days including the week before Christmas. That brought an old article from the Onion to mind. I posted it long ago but it is worth a re-read.
https://www.theonion.com/chinese-factory-worker-cant-believe-the-sh##-he-makes-f-1819567885
The Core bad words filter broke the URL - you have to replace the ## with "it"
But alas, so true.
Quote from: rcjordan on January 24, 2024, 03:00:48 PM
https://www.theonion.com/chinese-factory-worker-cant-believe-the-sh##-he-makes-f-1819567885
From the article;
"Last week, I took testimony from several young female workers from Shenzhen who said they were locked in a work room for 18 straight hours making inflatable Frisbees," Gao said. "Finally, the girls joined hands on the factory floor and began to chant, 'No more insane flying toys for Western pigs!' They quickly lost their jobs and were ostracized by their families, but the incident was a testament to China's growing disillusionment with producing needless crap for fat-ass foreigners."