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[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The point is you aren't going to stop an asteroid if you're living in a tribe in the jungle.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a dumb point. Might as well do nothing and continue to ravage the planet because there will be a meteorite somewhere in the next millions year.

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

That doesn't follow. If you care about whether or not humanity survives, those are not equivalent at all.

[–] stonedemoman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sure, but my point is that capitalism may as well be George of the jungle with everything it does to trade our future for revenue growth.