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The world's corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for it (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Stuff people want" isn't really an excuse.

A morbidly obese 800lb land whale, incapable of moving because they've fused with their bed, wants food.

A heroin addict, track marks on their dick, wants heroin.

A suicidal individual wants to unalive themself.

Do you give them the food that will contribute to their death?

Do you give them the heroin that will either kill them or contribute to their death?

Do you hand them a gun?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is a very dangerous argument because it infringes the democratic base itself.

It's not necessary wrong, but be careful because with the very same logic you could argue the people don't really know what they want, they aren't able to govern themselves, we, enlightened creatures, should decide the way forward.

Again, it's not necessary false, but it leads to authoritarian and paternalistic consequences