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Too long of a read for me. Yet I do have an opinion :) In capitalism a business is allowed to throw out what it wants; we have seen many products simply destro
by cies 10y ago
Too long of a read for me. Yet I do have an opinion :)
In capitalism a business is allowed to throw out what it wants; we have seen many products simply destroy in order not "destroy the market".
But capitalism is wrong --IMHO-- and wasting resources I deem sinful. We should try to avoid wasting resources, and we can. Simply put some laws in place that "tax" wasting resources to the extend that businesses become waste-averse.
As for individuals, this is harder, I'd say that a mentality shift is needed. Probably the same mentality shift needed for the afore mentioned laws to be passed. But believe that we can inspire each other to live in a less wasteful way, I believe we have been doing this already for 100s of years.
p.s.: Do you want to know what is probably the most wasteful behavior of mankind? Watch the Cowspiracy documentary.
- forgetsusername 10y ago>But believe that we can inspire each other to live in a less wasteful way Really? Because you literally could not be bothered to read an article with subject matter that you apparently have a interest in, the purpose of which was to "inspire" people to be less wasteful.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoThrowing away food is wasteful. The trick is to find an alternative that is less wasteful. Thought experiment: Collect all of that wasted food. Get it to poor people in the US, refugees, food pantries, someone who can truly use it. How much fuel does that take, driving around collecting it all? How many people does that take? Once you account for both human and energy expenditures, is it a net win? Is it less wasteful, or more, to fix this?