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0 pointsjimbokun2y ago0 comments

This is how it already works.

We translate our desires for particular things and not others, by what we purchase or don't purchase.

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__MatrixMan__2y ago· 1 in thread

Not purchasing something is a pretty paltry way of communicating our "demand" that it not be manufactured in a harmful way.

Maybe I wouldn't have bought it anyway, I should still be able to demand that it not poison my water.

It's like we have the upvotes figured out but are lacking the downvote feature.

It’s the role of government to enforce environmental regulations.

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