If you really think that is a viable business then you should be shifting towards creating said business that makes money working on things to clean up the environment.
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TryingToEscapeTarkov@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I wonder when companies are going to shift from making stupid stuff we don’t need like this and start working on things to clean up the environment they destroyed making things for the last 40 years.
5BC2E7@lemmy.world 8 months ago
h3mlocke@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Please shut up.
lefaucet@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
He didnt ask when companies will shift to making money. He asked when will companies shift to making things we need.
Money is a useful tool, but it is not life sustaining by itself. Our species existed without money for longer than we’ve had money.
What humans really need is a habitable planet where we can feed ourselves, have shelter and cultivate culture with others.
Unfortunately the desire for money has disincentivised taking care of the ecosystem that provides food, protects us from solar radiation and keeps us and our crops from baking or freezing to death.
5BC2E7@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s wishful thinking to hope that companies will change their goals and prioritize whatever someone else says. Ultimately companies are trying to create profit by providing value. If we want them to change we need to understand what motivates a company. If someone “disagrees” and thinks reality should be something else, then no one is stopping them from forming a company and run it under those principles.
lefaucet@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Agreed! I think your first paragraph was the commentor’s point, though I dunno
It’s pretty sad that actually doing things to help our ecosystem is for the most part very unprofitable.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
But you gotta admit that this is fucking cool. And its relatively innocent compared to some other inventions.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why would they?
I’m not being trite, I’m being serious. If they’re not given a reason to do so, companies don’t do things.