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Forgot a sarcasm tag there? Or did you forget about the Exxon, BP, and Union Carbide spills?

• WalterBright 5y ago
  Just pointing out that whenever a profit seeking company has a disaster, or pollutes, etc., it's blamed on profit seeking. As if something magical happens without profits. Just what does one blame government disasters on?
  • jonathanlb 5y ago
    > it's blamed on profit seeking Quite the strawman there. Both private and public disasters can be attributed to either willful negligence, incompetence, or some combination of the two. In all cases there needs to be accountability via strong oversight and enforcement mechanisms.
    • WalterBright 5y ago
      > Quite the strawman there. Is it? I see it constantly on HackerNews posts, and it gets no pushback.
  • z3ncyberpunk 5y ago
  • the_only_law 5y ago
    > Just what does one blame government disasters on? Generally, incompetence through complacency or lack of motivation or something like that. Though I’m sure you weren’t actually looking for an answer.
• thizzbuzz 5y ago