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> Capitalism can solve many of these problems Do you really think so? I would say that capitalism and the economic models that support it are one of the main fa
by zaro 7y ago
> Capitalism can solve many of these problems
Do you really think so? I would say that capitalism and the economic models that support it are one of the main factors we are in this situation.
- pjc50 7y agoThe non-capitalist systems didn't fare much better. The Soviet Union was largely responsible for exterminating whales, without even getting much use from them: https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-senseless-environment-crime-of-the-20th-century-russia-whaling-67774 https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-senseless-environment-c...
- eeeeeeeeeeeee 7y agoI’d like to think so hah, but I’m not 100% either. It seems it would be easier to integrate the true (or close) environmental cost so there is a negative profit impact, instead of twisting people/countries to do the right thing. Because right now we basically incentivize environmental destruction because it’s cheaper in an economic sense. I agree with you that capitalism is the origin of many of these problems, though. Doesn’t mean it can’t evolve.