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> The world now knows better about these harmful environmental practices, and has access to better tech to avoid this Except the better tech tends to be more e
by capisce 10y ago
> The world now knows better about these harmful environmental practices, and has access to better tech to avoid this
Except the better tech tends to be more expensive and less labor intensive. A country with a huge cheap labor force would handicap itself by not using the most cost effective means to grow their economy, negative externalities notwithstanding.
- saiya-jin 10y agowhich doesn't make it right in any way - caring only about "me", "now", and not "us" and "tomorrow" Or in other words - it explains it, but doesn't justify it. We as mankind can do better
- M_Grey 10y agoThe problem is that people don't really exist as a "We, mankind"... we exist as various competing nations and other divided groups. It's laughable to think that what's good for "We, mankind" in the US is somehow good for "We, mankind" in North Africa, or China, or India.