I agree that humanity created capitalism and that its nature is a result of the worse impulses of humanity. That does not mean humanity is defined by it. We can be better. As a species we can improve and become better over time. We are a work in progress.
Sadly, we are at a point in time where the worst of us have the power. The mechanisms that determine who has power serve immoral ends. A more democratic society is possible. A truly equal society is possible. People are good for the most part, a societal structure that encourages that aspect of ourselves would elevate us as a whole.
They found them in the Mariana Trench of all places, I think I recall them being found on Everest too but the plastic clad corpses of dumbasses who thought it would be an adventurous jaunt are probably the cause.
The on-the-equipment angle is interesting and sounds like it would be a good meta-study. “Just how many microplastics are on our microplastic detecting tools”.
I heavily emphasize with this, but I must reject it and call it out as the nihilism it is.
Humans have lived in harmony with nature before, we can do so again. We can do it better than before too.
Capitalism is the disease, the primacy of the individual over the collective whole is the plague. If we were unified and dedicated to the collective good we would act differently and achieve different results.
Today, in this context, a single person can achieve great wealth and comfort by fucking the environment, robbing workers, and giving exactly zero shits about externalities that aren’t legislated.
That is the a key component of the locust like behavior those with power engage in.
Just because the present is a fuck, does not mean humanity as a whole is a fuck.
It isn’t killing us quickly, but it already is killing us. I doubt that evolution can solve the issue of dying a decade or two earlier, seeing as those of us that reproduce do so a decade or two before that point. It’s not evolution that can save us, it’s revolution.
Sounds like he had a rather dark view the night. I don’t understand it, but it sounds like he intended to contrast the positive connotations of life and day (bright, warm, ect) with the opposites. Idk, what do you think he meant?
It sounds like whichever agency is responsible for enforcing the law against fraudulent jobs listing is really slacking. Or more likely it’s never been considered a priority. It should be though, fraudulent listings waste the time of people searching for employment and probably need a job sooner rather than later.
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I agree that humanity created capitalism and that its nature is a result of the worse impulses of humanity. That does not mean humanity is defined by it. We can be better. As a species we can improve and become better over time. We are a work in progress.
Sadly, we are at a point in time where the worst of us have the power. The mechanisms that determine who has power serve immoral ends. A more democratic society is possible. A truly equal society is possible. People are good for the most part, a societal structure that encourages that aspect of ourselves would elevate us as a whole.
Humans can suck, but we don’t have to.