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This, again, proves that as an educated society we need to decisively counter the for-profit lies of influential corporations. There is a fundamental problem th
by neuronic 6y ago
This, again, proves that as an educated society we need to decisively counter the for-profit lies of influential corporations. There is a fundamental problem that may cost us severely in the not too distant future.
Fossil fuel companies have paid large sums to lie about the effects of their products on climate change, just like tobacco companies have directly killed innumerous people by lying about the negative health impact of cigarettes for decades. Nowadays, the evidence that these companies collaborated on misleading the public is openly accessible but back in the 70s or 80s YOU were the enemy for trying to warn about health dangers. Climate is the same now, propaganda has done its work for a long time.
And again, the same cancerous people jump on the bandwagon of an increasingly aware public and try to profit off the new movement by ways of green-washing and other pseudo-helpful bullshit.
These are significant problems where short-term profit motivation is more influential than long-term sustainability and "positive" development of society. Our only hope is the few people in human society who are motivated enough to study, learn, read and act for the greater good.
That's kind of hingey if you ask me.
- jhoechtl 6y ago> This, again, proves that as an educated society we need to decisively counter the for-profit lies of influential corporations. There is a fundamental problem that may cost us severely in the not too distant future. Who do you think has or rather should have more power than corporations? The state! And who is constantly crying for a less influential state? The current US administration. As long as we as the voters do not allow the state to be the one in power but rather companies it will be companies doing whats best for them.
- aeternum 6y agoDon't we have just as much if not more power over corporations? You effectively vote for a corporation each time you do business with it. We can choose to buy zero emission cars and purchase products exclusively from environmentally friendly corporations. Corporations will either adapt or go bankrupt.
- dane-pgp 6y agoThe difference is, with a decent voting system, it only takes 51% of the population to decide government policy, but with corporations, even 1% of the population can keep harmful corporations from bankruptcy. Even ignoring the problem of those 1% potentially being the richest 1%, there is the issue that harmful businesses often have lower costs than ethical businesses, and some consumers are too price-sensitive (or don't have time to become informed about every corporation's business practices) to vote "correctly" with their purchasing power.
- aeternum 6y agoIs it right that the 51% of the population is able to coerce 100% of the population into paying higher prices for the more ethical businesses? High and mid income earners can and should choose more ethical/environmental businesses as they have the means to do so.
- undersuit 6y ago>Is it right that the 51% of the population is able to coerce 100% of the population into paying higher prices for the more ethical businesses? Just from the numbers yes because the other side isnt saying more or even same but less.