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If trying to protect the environment so often leads to criticism of the current economic system then... idk... maybe they're onto something? If anyone has resources on how we can reduce the pillaging of the planet whist still retaining capitalism much as it is, pls send my way https://twitter.com/ne0liberal/status/1095555670227722240 …

Carbon emissions are a cost that is not reflected in the price, therefore hidden from the market. Pricing these external costs (externalities) in allows the market to dynamically respond Without pricing it in, carbon emissions are essentially subsidised by the climate (not good)

E.g carbon tax

Iirc Australia tried to introduce a carbon tax years ago and there was a huge smear campaign funded by a lot of big businesses So it failed and has been a taboo ever since Also would be interesting to see how we could factor in other externalities to

*too Could we tax advertisements for keeping our attention? What about forest clearing?

These types of things are delicate and I don't know much about this stuff. We need two heaped teaspoons of mixed market syrup. Tax isn't always the answer, sometimes regulation. But I don't have solutions, I just think there is an economic centre that is pragmatic/makes sense.

And by contrast, anti-capitalists have no solution, centralisation of economic decisions is just a shitty idea, it doesn't work (as far as this under-read individual can tell)

Also just to point out, every proper anti capitalist I know is rooting for decentralisation, not centralisation