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Technically, without a consumer, there would be no industrial pollution.
by reddytowns 11y ago
Technically, without a consumer, there would be no industrial pollution.
- Retra 11y agoHow is that relevant? The concern here is industrial pollution in scale relation to consumer pollution. If consumer pollution is is significantly lower than industrial pollution, then it is easier to tolerate. Nobody is hypothesizing the non-existence of consumers.
- reddytowns 11y agoBecause consumers drive industry, so more consumer pollution implies more consumption, which in turn creates more industry and more industrial pollution. It's a system, not a balance sheet.