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Who do these corporations pollute for? Isn't it for individuals?
by pingou 2mo ago
Who do these corporations pollute for? Isn't it for individuals?
- inigyou 2mo agoWho benefits from a corporation? Is it the customers, the workers or the owners?
- hnaccount19293 2mo agoIn many cases, it's all three.
- fsflover 2mo agoBut not equally.
- hnaccount19293 2mo agoIn some cases it might be and others it might not. In many cases that's going to be extremely hard to measure and equality might not even be desirable.
- fsflover 2mo agoAnd in other cases, it's extremely bad for the consumers. See: enshittification due the lack of good regulations, https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/ https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/
- sdellis 2mo agoFor the accumulation of wealth and power. This is the natural consequence of unregulated capitalist incentives. Do you think the corporations care about the individuals?
- pingou 2mo agoI suppose you can see it that way, but ultimately the power is mostly in the hands of individuals, either by voting in elections or voting with their wallets. However, this does not mean corporations aren't actively trying to influence and manipulate them, or that they don't exert pressure on politicians. Aren't Americans responsible as a whole for electing Donald Trump, for example?
- sdellis 2mo agoOver 70% of Americans oppose data centers being built in their local area, yet they continue to be built, even when local elected representatives publicly oppose it. It's easy to see who really has the power and how futile elections can be.
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