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[โ€“] MegaUltraChicken 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think corporations' efforts to shift the view of responsibility from a collective goal to an individual one is one of the biggest problems we face. Individual action is almost never as impactful as collective action. While labor is told to take personal responsibility on individual issues, capital works collectively to consolidate power and amass more wealth. Individuals cannot shift that by themselves. "Vote with your wallet" will never lead to the substantial structural changes we desperately need.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I think corporations' efforts to shift the view of responsibility from a collective goal to an individual one is one of the biggest problems we face.

Agreed

Individual action is almost never as impactful as collective action.

Here in Germany we have a saying:

Was kann einer dagegen ausrichten? Fragte sich die halbe Menschheit.

Which roughly translates to:

What can a single person change? Half the population asked themselves.