boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前The world feeds the climate crisis with public money: Fossil fuel subsidies amounted to $7 trillion in 2022english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1744arrow-down110
arrow-up1734arrow-down1external-linkThe world feeds the climate crisis with public money: Fossil fuel subsidies amounted to $7 trillion in 2022english.elpais.comboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square50fedilink
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·1 年前Ahh yes. Our planet is dying due to actions outside of the average person’s control but this commenter is really to blame for driving to work. Just like plastic straws in juiceboxes are why the ocean is a mess…damn kids…
minus-squarebobman@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-21 年前Right. Because we’re all to blame, then none of us are to blame. Great logic. Lol.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前For pretty much any world-impacting issue, corporations - not individuals, even all of us combined - are causing significantly more damage.
minus-squarebobman@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 年前How do the corporations stay in business without customers?
minus-squarebobman@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 年前Really? Lobbyists keep corporations afloat without customers? Hey man, so long as you’re not to blame :) lol
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前That’s capitalism, baby. Push out the competition, establish yourself as the only supplier, and force everyone to become reliant on you.
Ahh yes. Our planet is dying due to actions outside of the average person’s control but this commenter is really to blame for driving to work. Just like plastic straws in juiceboxes are why the ocean is a mess…damn kids…
Right. Because we’re all to blame, then none of us are to blame. Great logic. Lol.
For pretty much any world-impacting issue, corporations - not individuals, even all of us combined - are causing significantly more damage.
How do the corporations stay in business without customers?
Lobbyists
Really? Lobbyists keep corporations afloat without customers?
Hey man, so long as you’re not to blame :) lol
That’s capitalism, baby. Push out the competition, establish yourself as the only supplier, and force everyone to become reliant on you.