• Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Has been known for years, has also been ignored for years. Infinite growth is much more important than sustainability.

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        1 year ago

        …any economic system that does not take externalised costs into account. This is not unique to capitalism.

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          You just gotta internalize the externalities. Carbon tax would probably do it. Not that it’s simple to actually do, but still.

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          It’s not just economic systems. There is nothing in existence that stays the same without growing, or dying.

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          Capitalism even has the best mechanisms for addressing externalities. We just are not using them because they’re politically unpopular.

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      I mean, it’s not being ignored. There’s electric vehicles, charging stations all around, subsidies for solar panels on houses, green branded products, banning of certain harmful things, the list goes on. Maybe you think it’s not enough, but it’s pretty out there to call that ignoring.

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      Infinite growth and sustainability are not mutually exclusive. There will always be market growth over time.