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If disposing of my own shirt in a landfill I pay for is an "externality[y]" justifying state intervention, then every domain of life is subject to top down cont

If disposing of my own shirt in a landfill I pay for is an "externality[y]" justifying state intervention, then every domain of life is subject to top down control. I don't want to live in a society in which resources are allocation in general by edict instead of the market.

OrangeMusic 8mo ago
Look it's not that hard. Is <problem> (in this case, pollution) a problem that needs solving? If the answer is yes, then it needs to be regulated even if you personally don't like laws. Sorry!
- quotemstr 8mo ago
  Why is <problem> a problem? Because you say so? If it's such a problem, why is it so cheap to do? What cost is unaccounted?
  - mulmen 8mo ago
    By definition externality is not priced in by the market.
    - quotemstr 8mo ago
      Why should I believe an externality exists in this situation? What is the evidence?
      - mulmen 8mo ago
        > If it's such a problem, why is it so cheap to do? Why would you assume it doesn’t based on price when externality by definition is not accounted for in price?
mns 8mo ago
But why are you lying? It's not about you, no one is stopping you to go and throw everything you own in a landfill, this is about the companies that act environmental in their marketing, but then go ahead and destroy new and unused products.