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  • I'm really trying to read a coherent argument into your comments which you're not making easy. You said that "all economic systems we tried so far destroy the environment" which is demonstrably false as you kind of acknowledged by now. All economic systems that grew out of the industrial revolution did, which is a very different statement. Or is your point that economy started at that point? Which is kind of true because seeing economy as a separate sphere outside of social life and ethics is relatively new. I think Adam Smith popularized that idea in his book "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" in 1776.

    And I'm still not sure what your conclusion is. You don't seem to blame the industrial revolution but see it as a given not even worth mentioning. Neither do you see it worth interrogating, how and why each system does what it does. The industrial revolution is about two centuries ago. We know about climate change for less than one century. Pollution is a different story but at least its long term consequences were not obvious 200 years ago. This is nothing in historical scales. Money exists in one shape or another for 5000 years. Even feudalism existed much longer (than the industrial revolution). Yet, you are sure we tried everything and there is no alternative. Nothing we can do. There is no hope.

    Let me end with a quote of a very great author:

    “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”

    ― Ursula K. Le Guin

  • So history started with the industrial revolution, I see.

  • Once she realizes that this happens regularly, she should tell him "you pooped the last few days before waking up. Let me wake you up beforehand so you make it to the toilet in time, also make an appointment at your doctor". Maybe that's what happened and he just omitted it because it isn't relevant for the diagnosis. We'll never know.

  • I only saw the Star of David when I wrote the comment but it was pointed out to me that there are blue bars above and below which makes it into the flag of Israel which is a whole different story. The story that he did have ties to Israel I wasn't aware of.

  • For some people, history ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall which is already laughable. For you, history started with its building.

  • Collective ownership is very common (no pun intended) global and throughout history

  • Me criticizing one thing doesn't mean you get to pick another thing I supposedly like

  • Punctuation can save lives, or as in this case, end them.

  • Even worse. How did the wife tell him "you shit your pants again at the same time as always" instead of waking him up early to avoid this?

  • Still wrong, it's capitalism. Without them, there would be different people in the same position. Hate the game, not the player. Well, hate the game and the player but don't expect change from exchanging the player

  • She's a mammal so close enough I think

  • How are you so sure about the size? It's a photo. I think it's a hamster.

  • Jokes on you, I never really enjoyed rain

  • The thing is that in the long run, you have to give much more attention than you get so doing the math, I say no, but I'm not a mathematician to be honest

  • I'm blocked for some reason and can't access the page.

    Might still be a (North) America thing. All I know is that I'm over 30 and I have never seen red pistaccios in Germany. I remember that as a kid, I didn't like them but my brothers did and I'm pretty sure, I would remember if they were red. Sorry for spreading all the hate.

  • Thanks for answering respectfully. I didn't see the bars but now I do. Neither was I aware of any ties between him and Israel but reading the other comments, I guess I missed it.

    I try to make my critics of Israel about settler colonialism and genocide, not about Judaism. When I see an "against every antisemitism"-sticker, I put my "stop the genocide"-sticker demonstratively next to it. Speaking out against antisemitism stays important, especially in times where people conflate Israel with Judaism on both sides (either to defend the Zionist project or to attack uninvolved Jews) but in this case, I misread it and lacked context.

  • How is Epstein's Jewishness relevant? This is straightforward antisemitism

  • Productivity shouldn't be the be all and end all but that's a different debate

  • But do you still live there?

  • Political Memes @lemmy.world

    Just a timeless quote

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