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"There's no competitive advantage in saving the planet." Capitalists will always externalize costs if they can. Sometimes that means bribing politicians to cha
by TOGoS 7y ago
"There's no competitive advantage in saving the planet."
Capitalists will always externalize costs if they can. Sometimes that means bribing politicians to change the rules or look the other way.
It's very nice that solar panels are getting cheap, but electricity production is only one of many problems that we're facing. Like overfishing, for example. There's profit to be made by dragging that last fish out of the ocean, y'know.
- icebraining 7y ago> Like overfishing, for example. There's profit to be made by dragging that last fish out of the ocean, y'know. Of course not, markets don't work without property rights. But there is money on banning high-sea fishing so you can sell more of your farmed fish (and help the environment as a side-effect), and some companies are pushing for that.