The purpose of a business (capitalism) is not to make money/profit, but to satisfy a need in the market, i.e., provide a product or service that consumers cannot easily make. A business can be profitable, but other considerations, e.g., don't kill your customers. U.S. capitalism is perverted.
“The good news is we already have the technologies to switch from fossil combustion to zero-emission energy. The only thing missing is speed and scale. This is about saving the conditions under which markets, finance, and civilisation itself can continue to operate.” Günther Thallinger
I get the impression that the world's billionaires know this full well, are building bunkers, are still skimming the cream 💰off the top, are letting everything fall into chaos and believe they can sit it out until the dust settles.
They 💩 on the capitalist world that made them rich.
#taxtherich
Capitalism is incapable of doing that as it's only interest is in making money. That's why humanity is doomed.
I'm sorry for what we've left for the generations to come.
Mankind existed for a million years then becomes extinct after 300yrs of carbon emissions.
Think it won't happen?
It's like that line by Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park.
"God creates climate. God creates man. Man creates capitalism. Capitalism destroys climate. Climate destroys capitalism. Climate destroys man. God has a lie down 🙄
No, industrialisation is the cause and socialist and communist govs have industrialised. The technological advances that caused the crisis would happen independently of economic systems.
'would' is a pointless word. the fact is that capitalism DID cause the industrial revolution, and now we need a new paradigm that can maintain the benefits of industrialisation without destroying the environment. the only question worth asking is 'can capitalism achieve that new paradigm?'
People dont blame Capitalism, because that's an abstract concept. The Capitalist 1% exploit this to get way with it.. and telling us that there is no alternative.. and as they control the media and the dialogue, the people fall for it.
They won't care until it's far too late, as they're only interested in 'growing the economy'. No one in power anywhere in the world is doing everything they could to prevent the climate catastrophe, in fact many have lost interest viz. USA.
There's no way the world will be saved.
Not disagreeing, actually. Just saying that if there IS a compelling message to be had, now or later, it's that the wealthy will be inconvenienced, that their dinner parties will be interrupted, NOT that the masses will suffer. They EXPECT many to suffer and are reassured any time it's not them.
IMO we already have viable alternatives, we need to find a way to implement them over the protestations of the billionaires who'll kill everyone before they let capitalism fall
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The insurance actuaries may be one of the most honest, fact based, risk assessor, truth sources. They will tell you about the fate of the planet, your hemisphere, your nation, your town because they are trained and paid to not lose money for owners and shareholders. Don’t listen to other liars.
Climate Crisis is great for capitalism. Ulrich Beck noted how climate is the progenitor of the risk society - actuaries are never more keen when having to insure and mitigate against possible health concerns, or devastations. While there is less investment in innovation, there is always protections.
Also, though, people are fixated stupidly on the ontic of climate devastation.
In fact, climate issues are small, economic problems, solved on a regional and local level. Those are contentious and ambiguous in terms of cause (oh no, controversial!!) - eg. is desertification natural or man-made
one final point: as someone who studied Marxism in all its various flavours as a postgrad - can I persaude commentators not to refer to "capitalism" as though you know what the hell you're actually talking about, or what the hell you're criticizing. It's as bad as the ubiquity of the term "fascism."
Not to worry ...
Elon will have us living on Mars by then !??!
I thought he said there would be a colony there by 2024 ...!!!???
Hey Elon! We love the Earth!
NO ONE wants to live on Mars...!!!
With all your $ Billions. Why don't you :: DO SOMETHING TO SAVE our Earth...!!!
Now do you understand why the tech oligarchs are trying so hard to milk every cent and control the levers of power? They have decided that they will not fight this issue but want to ensure that only they survive the coming storm.
The conditions we need to save are called 'life-support systems' and we need them because we're aren't machines. We're living things and, like all living things, we can't survive in capitalism's sterilised vacuums.
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This would spell good news, except for that slightly incongruous 'global all-life holocaust' thing in the middle.
They 💩 on the capitalist world that made them rich.
#taxtherich
I'm sorry for what we've left for the generations to come.
Mankind existed for a million years then becomes extinct after 300yrs of carbon emissions.
Think it won't happen?
"God creates climate. God creates man. Man creates capitalism. Capitalism destroys climate. Climate destroys capitalism. Climate destroys man. God has a lie down 🙄
Capitalism needs continual growth and to create markets and demands.. at the expense of sustainability
No one seems to care that capitalism is causing climate change or destroying the ecosystem.
But the profit-obsessed MIGHT care if climate change risks destroying capitalism (oh, and incidentally human civilization along with it).
There's no way the world will be saved.
In fact, climate issues are small, economic problems, solved on a regional and local level. Those are contentious and ambiguous in terms of cause (oh no, controversial!!) - eg. is desertification natural or man-made
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Elon will have us living on Mars by then !??!
I thought he said there would be a colony there by 2024 ...!!!???
Hey Elon! We love the Earth!
NO ONE wants to live on Mars...!!!
With all your $ Billions. Why don't you :: DO SOMETHING TO SAVE our Earth...!!!
Happy to sit back and watch your cards crumble. 🤷🏼♀️
Side note: if we go back to calling it “global warming” or start talking about the ozone layer, do you think people might pay attention?