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Which probably accounts for a lot of people's behaviours, but the real cost of most products is going to be more like 100-500% markup, not a flat $5, especially
by _petronius 7y ago
Which probably accounts for a lot of people's behaviours, but the real cost of most products is going to be more like 100-500% markup, not a flat $5, especially once you get into cheap flights or items that have been shipped large distances.
I'm not someone who believes that changes in individual consumer behaviour is going to keep up under 5 degrees of global warming, but if we don't start getting used to some of this, then there will never be the political will to enact the policies that will head off the worst of climate change.
- gambiting 7y agoI'd be ok with all stores everywhere being hit with a plastic tariff that meant that a plastic bucket cost 25 euro. I'm not ok with spending 25 euro on a bucket[0] "just because" - it just feels like I'm stuffing someone's pocket at that point. [0]https://www.manufactum.com/swiss-plastic-bin-p1448058/?a=77250 https://www.manufactum.com/swiss-plastic-bin-p1448058/?a=772...
- jakobegger 7y agoYou are paying for someone in Switzerland to make a high quality bucket. Yes, that person earns a lot more than the average chinese factory worker. But in exchange you get a better bucket. I've had a lot of cheap plastic buckets break, so I kinda understand why someone would want to get a better plastic bucket.
- dual_basis 7y agoI agree with incorporating negative externalities into the cost of a product, but if the money isn't actually going toward paying for those externalities then it's just profit for the owner.