Capitalism has
1. obliterated ecosystems
2. ushered in mass extinction
3. locked in 3C climate chaos
4. polluted every area of land & sea
5. fed upon resource wars
6. failed to let democracy thrive
7. left 4.2 billion undernourished
8. killed culture with consumption
Hasn't it?
1. obliterated ecosystems
2. ushered in mass extinction
3. locked in 3C climate chaos
4. polluted every area of land & sea
5. fed upon resource wars
6. failed to let democracy thrive
7. left 4.2 billion undernourished
8. killed culture with consumption
Hasn't it?
1. Some suggest capitalism prevents real democracy. Thinking about the concentrations of wealth and power, that makes sense to me.
See this thread of threads for information on 55% of humanity being undernourished as ecosystems reach breaking point.
See this thread of threads for information on 55% of humanity being undernourished as ecosystems reach breaking point.
2. Political economy is a complex affair, and use of the word 'capitalism' can of course become reductive.
See this thread for a slightly wider perspective, plus what to do about an extinction economy rooted in overconsumption and waste and inequality.
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See this thread for a slightly wider perspective, plus what to do about an extinction economy rooted in overconsumption and waste and inequality.
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3. And let's not fall into the trap of thinking that there is no alternative. Of course systems can be transformed and replaced. And of course human nature isn't fixed on some destructive trajectory. Change is natural and inevitable.
On overconsumption:
On overconsumption:
