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> Fixation on "waste" is a by-product of unrelated worries which are fashionable today We have finite resources on this planet. Policies like this that deal wi
by simongray 6y ago
> Fixation on "waste" is a by-product of unrelated worries which are fashionable today
We have finite resources on this planet. Policies like this that deal with negative externalities aren't driven by fashion, they are driven by our long term needs. And we do need to recycle more and consume less. This is part of the solution.
> cheap production at a distance is what labor should worry about, instead
You're simply describing the status quo. The same status quo which has resulted in the warmest year on record for how many years in a row now...?
- readflaggedcomm 6y agoIt's the most fashionable cause, since it can be shoehorned into anything. Yet carping about warming, and unstated assumptions about efficiency differences between levels of consumption and locations of production, don't guide us to fair labor practices.