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I don't think most people are OK with that, either. There are many enduring problems with relying on consumers to regulate by voting with their dollars. They have inadequate information, they're intentionally misinformed, and a lot of company money comes from other places (e.g. investors, B2B).

Also, people just want to get through their damn day, and trying to think through the ethical implications of every action is overwhelming.

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Just trying to drink some coffee is a fraught ethical question. I don't want to drink coffee that's causing massive ecological damage, or is being picked by people who are dying of heat stroke, right? Yet, I can't tell you for sure if I'm succeeding at avoiding that.

But, I'm not saying we should throw our hands up about coffee. I'm saying that people care more than they're able to realistically act, in a lot of cases.