70%+ of all waste and pollution comes from the biggest 100 companies. 2/3 of a US citizens climate footprint comes from their tax dollars. Without joining together, there's no saving this planet.
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Yeah, this is a systemic problem and it cannot be addressed easily since the whole economy is based around consumption. People have very few options to do anything meaningful living within this system. At this point, I'm convinced that it's going to take a disaster on an incredible scale to make people realize the severity of the problem. The question is whether it will even be possible to do anything by that point.
the companies have probably already worked out their biggest profits yet could come from charging us for the mess and then the subsequent "cleanup".
they've probably already calculated that the bigger the mess, the more they can overcharge us for their half-arsed "cleanup"
at this point they probably WANT it to get AS BAD AS POSSIBLE, in order to maximise profits.
unfortunately their greed will surely blind them as to where the exact point of no return actually is.
It's already happening. I was reserving a rental car and at the checkout it asked if I wanted to pay an additional fee to go towards carbon offsetting measures.
I'm sure these are exactly the kinds of discussions happening in board meetings right now.
capitalism bad and all that, but how that's a meme 🤨
Technically, a meme is just an idea that gets passed around. :)
maybe, but then why have a separate space for memes at all, if virtually everything on a forum falls under the definition of a meme?
Sure, the expectation for a meme is to have a bite sized idea in a humorous context. I feel like this kinda fits since it's small and easy to share. I guess flipping the question, why would you argue it's not a meme?
Sure, the expectation for a meme is to have a bite sized idea in a humorous context.
ye, but what's the context here? idk who that guy is, so i don't get what the humorous part is, which was my main criticism point in the first place; maybe that's the thing i missed 🤷♀️
I don't really know who the guy is either, but that's true for a lot of memes too. I agree that humor part is missing. I personally see that as a bonus. In my mind, memes are typically just modern versions of political propagana. For example, old school Bolshevik cartoons follow a similar format.
In my mind, memes are typically just modern versions of political propagana. For example, old school Bolshevik cartoons follow a similar format.
yeah, good point actually, in that sense you prolly right 🤷♀️