Jason HickelImagine having an economic system where ecologically urgent and socially necessary things (renewable energy, public transit, affordable housing) are not produced simply because rich people cannot make enough profits doing so. Irrational barely begins to describe it.
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Because it's entirely about the rich bloodsuckers. NIMBYs and local politics have absolute nothing to do with those things...
I'm all about reigning in the excesses of capitalism, but these are very poor examples indeed.
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Class divisions between renters and landlords are reinforced by local and national governments precisely BECAUSE it benefits the wealthy.
These examples are absolutely relevant.
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Because it's well known that there are only renter's and landlords. Not, you know, a majority of (older) owners who vote...
These examples are absolutely irrelevant, and are a distinct illness of the UK, not of capitalism.
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It’s difficult to parse what you’re saying. Replying with “Because…” frames it as an answer to a question, where none was posed.
What are you saying? That the dynamic IS or ISN’T as simple as renter/landlord?
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So much for quality engagement on Mastodon.
Suggest you head on back to the bird site if you wanna be an obtuse troll.
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rational, rather, begins to describe what we should be imagining!!
rational, rather, begins to describe what we should be imagining!!
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Sounds like a place where life-saving medicine would also not be given, because same rich folks aren’t getting enough profit… 🙄
Sounds like a place where life-saving medicine would also not be given, because same rich folks aren’t getting enough profit… 🙄
RichardOntario@jasonhickel News sciences article told of how they’ve managed to change bacteria DNA that makes it possible for the bacteria to consume plastics which can then be harvested for use in the pharmaceutical industry. The six gyres in our oceans will be used as food for the bacteria which in turn will help clean up the plastics in our water Think about that. First someone finally found a profit stream in cleaning up the water and secondly, we humans will be the the final stage in the consumption
Fan of Shared Truth & Empathy@jasonhickel Humanity is suicidal and it’s fine as long as the 1% wildly increases their wealth exponentially for the remaining years in which our ecosystem can provide an existence - for those who can afford it.
Mazzy@jasonhickel I listened to someone from the CBI on BBC Radio 4 yesterday morning banging on about economic growth. And inside my head I was shouting at the radio, "Why? How can anything possibly grow and grow and grow? Why is this even a goal?" I look forward to reading your latest book.