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by bbddg 7y ago
Also given the time frame that we need to decarbonize the grid, we can't really put our hopes in fusion for the near to medium term.
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by bbddg 7y ago
Exactly, most American workers don't have the luxury of taking an hour out of their day to go for a bike ride. Another key difference in the Netherlands is that 84% of workers are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Workers c
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by bbddg 7y ago
> And then whole blurb on Counterfeit Capitalism - which in essence described capitalism This is my favorite thing. Whenever someone describes something like "Counterfeit Capitalism" or "Crony Capitalism", it's a
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by bbddg 7y ago
Healthcare and education are free in most of the developed world.
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by bbddg 7y ago
"It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Capitalism."
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by bbddg 7y ago
Yeah and what's your point? That's a huge fucking problem.
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by bbddg 7y ago
The top 3 richest people (Gates, Buffet, Bezos) own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country.
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by bbddg 7y ago
I stopped after you unironically started complaining about millennials and avocado dip (guacamole?)
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by bbddg 7y ago
I do think we all share some blame. We live in a democracy (no matter how flawed) and we bear some of the burden of the decisions of society as a whole. The answer to these problems however isn't just saying "everyone stop eating
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by bbddg 7y ago
puts every imaginable fruit and veggie in a store at extremely low prices Why are people buying this food that is harming the planet??
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by bbddg 7y ago
Everyone wants to eat tomatoes in the middle of winter! I also want ice cream that tastes great but has no calories. If some company makes an ice cream like that but we find out 10 years later it's leading to the extinction of many ins
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by bbddg 7y ago
Customers in many cases don't have the information to know the potential long term damages of buying the $4.50/kg tomatoes. It's insane to put that burden on the end user as opposed to the tomato grower. How in the world is t
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by bbddg 8y ago
Ah yes Jeff Bezos really has it tough compared to... a homeless person.
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by bbddg 8y ago
What is this fucking nonsense?
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by bbddg 8y ago
People on Medicare are over 65 and people in the VA have been in the military. Both of those groups of people are going to have much higher medical needs than the general population.
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by bbddg 8y ago
You really think the relationship between a boss and an employee is symmetrical?
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by bbddg 8y ago
Nothing holding anyone back except pesky things like paying rent and buying food.
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by bbddg 8y ago
It's almost as if workers should own and control the means of production.
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by bbddg 8y ago
I love that 90% of the top comments on hn are people complaining about website design. Extremely relevant and not at all boring.
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by bbddg 8y ago
You want to look into permaculture. You should check to see if there's any permaculture groups in your area. They will have the best localized experience and will be a huge help.
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by bbddg 8y ago
If there was any justice in the world, the US officials who dictated military action in Vietnam would be tried for war crimes.
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by bbddg 8y ago
Who's more of a "producer," the person who owns the land or the person who works the land?
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by bbddg 8y ago
If you were the right gender and race, sure.
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by bbddg 8y ago
Right? Very weird framing. You used to have to own land to even vote in this country.
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by bbddg 8y ago
Good thing the target demo isn't pedantic internet nerds.
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by bbddg 8y ago
That's not at all what happens in reality.
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by bbddg 8y ago
The United States is by far the greatest promoter of war on the planet. There is absolutely no goal of peace within the US Military Industrial Complex.
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by bbddg 8y ago
This problem is much deeper than just automation and has been spiraling out of control since at least the 1970s. https://thecurrentmoment.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/product... Years of tax cuts for corporations
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by bbddg 8y ago
This quote from Einstein on the subject sums up my thoughts on this as well. "Science, however, cannot create ends and, even less, instill them in human beings; science, at most, can supply the means by which to attain certain ends. Bu
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by bbddg 8y ago
Fully Automated Space Communism.

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