Capitalism doesn’t solve for society, it solves for capital.
There is no profit in making the world a better place.
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simplejack@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Gotta hand it to the fossil fuels industry, they got what they wanted and their propaganda worked.
And now Americans have a janky grid, slower / more expensive transportation, and bigger power bills.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
It turns out that there is a lot of profit in making the world a worse place.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
That depends on the incentives. Society can change those to some extent.
dkwannabe@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
And likely those statements will not change anytime soon in the foreseeable future.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
they got what they wanted and their propaganda worked
So far.
AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 2 months ago
At least we are free*
*Terms and conditions apply
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
unconsequential@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
The lasts ones the one that matters most but their supporters can’t read a list that long in one sitting.
pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 months ago
6 is the “one of the good ones” clause
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
“free” is the sound that natural gas makes as it is released from its underground prison …
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
“Natural gas.”
Oh, right, the benign-soundingmarketing term for methane.