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0 pointssumeno2y ago0 comments

> So why not keep it that way?

Because capitalism incentivizes unsustainable growth at all costs.

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Dead on. No corporation in the world can stop this once they are big enough.

Maybe if you had an already rich individual keeping his company private and making an active effort to not be evil. But come on, let's be real...

fhd22y ago

I'd doubt anyone would get that rich without a) being incredibly lucky b) lacking any notion of "good enough".

Most of the time, that growth is good for us, so we continue to keep that economic system around.

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Dead on. No corporation in the world can stop this once they are big enough.

Maybe if you had an already rich individual keeping his company private and making an active effort to not be evil. But come on, let's be real...

fhd22y ago

I'd doubt anyone would get that rich without a) being incredibly lucky b) lacking any notion of "good enough".

Most of the time, that growth is good for us, so we continue to keep that economic system around.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse