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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

financial equality is so much more important than a living planet /s

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I know you put a /s in there, but that's actually spot on. It's very difficult to convince people to give a damn about nature if they don't have decent food, shelter and a hopeful future for their children.

e: spelling

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, a healthy nature is required to keep all those, it's just not quite as visible or explicit as a bag of money.

What is not required is billions of profit going in the pockets of a few extremely rich investors though, that money could easily be used for improvements to our planet without impacting the livelihoods of anyone.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

See I have the same sentiment, yet i get downvoted. The only people screaming are the ones already in good situations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

wealth redistribution =/= unlimited growth

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can we start with the wealth of the 1st world and give it to everyone else? Im just a poor Guatemalan man working 2 jobs to sustain my family of 8. I will spend your money buying things I dont need just as much as you but ill be happy to take your wealth.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I'm all for seeing what that looks like. I promise I have little more than you. I'm interested in stripping away excess profits and seeing what level of luxury the world gets to enjoy in an egalitarian economy.