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.
Capitalism doesn’t solve for society, it solves for capital.
There is no profit in making the world a better place.
It turns out that there is a lot of profit in making the world a worse place.
That depends on the incentives. Society can change those to some extent.
And likely those statements will not change anytime soon in the foreseeable future.
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.