Start teaching people how to be smart consumers

Mike on April 6, 2023 at 11:39 pm

Idea: Start teaching people how to be smart consumers

Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/10...

It’s not just consumers who are exploited; most businesses and companies also take advantage of their workers, which needs to stop.

‘Consumers are not aware we are slaves inside the greenhouses’

Exploitation plagues Spain’s farming province, with migrant workers paid below minimum wage and living in squalor.

Blinko on April 6, 2023 at 10:43 pm

Idea: Start teaching people how to be smart consumers

Link: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog...

Cremation companies exploit grieving consumers, alleges FTC

Even the savviest consumers can be at their most vulnerable when making final arrangements for a loved one.

Steven Bowker on April 6, 2023 at 9:52 pm

Idea: Start teaching people how to be smart consumers

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/...

Ending consumer exploitation will be a challenging task, especially given the rise of the data economy.

The data-driven economy will help marketers exploit us

The internet of things will improve marketers’ understanding of consumers, enabling them to better advertise products we don’t need

ChrisP on April 6, 2023 at 9:18 pm

Idea: Start teaching people how to be smart consumers

Link: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/o...

Consumer intelligence should be taught to students in schools to stop them from being exploited once they enter the real world!
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-we-need-to-teach-our-students-to-be-smart-consumers-of-information/2019/08

‘We Need to Teach Our Students to Be Smart Consumers of Information’ (Opinion)

Carla Truttman, Josh Perlman, Jennifer Casa-Todd, Bryan Goodwin, Frank W. Baker share their suggestions for information-literacy lessons.

Micro-franchises for the youth