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Of course people have an input. You can buy it from someone else who makes it a different way, or not at all.
by Brusco_RF 3y ago
Of course people have an input. You can buy it from someone else who makes it a different way, or not at all.
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- Paul-Craft 3y agoLet's leave aside "not at all," because that's often not a viable option. Let's also remember, we're talking about reaching net zero emissions. For instance, where do I buy carbon neutral food? You can't materialize those alternatives if they don't exist. And, when we're talking about making things in more sustainable ways by emitting less carbon, because carbon externalities aren't accounted for, the sustainable way is more expensive than the dirty way. So, capitalist corporations being the profit maximizing machines that they are, inevitably choose the dirty way. Then there are the energy inputs to account for. See also this comment by another user: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35630362 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35630362
- tstrimple 3y agoThe fact that Nestle still exists should be proof enough for anyone that it literally doesn't matter how horrible a large corporation is. There is no activism route to correcting these companies behavior. Only legislation with teeth will work. That we'll all collectively decide to stop doing business with bad companies is nothing but a libertarian fantasy.
- Brusco_RF 3y agoIs there a shortage of Nestle competitors ? The fact that people still buy Nestle tells you how much the masses actually care about Nestle's behavior, in dollar terms. ie, less than the savings that Nestle presents. Using legislation "with teeth" to force something that the masses don't want is autocracy, not democracy.