Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.
  • SwingingKoala@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    73·
    8 months ago

    Policymakers must act

    Hahaha. “Policymakers” created the system that leads to this inequality, and they benefit from it. It’s like asking swingers to promote chastity.

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
      43·
      8 months ago

      Hey, now. That’s not fair. The rich purchased these policymakers fair and square. They are bought and paid for, so they can do what they please with them, thank you very much.

      • SwingingKoala@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        12·
        8 months ago

        The financial system is self-reinforcing, it was created by politicians so that they could do debt financed popular things, then the banks and rich could exploit that system for their own benefit and in turn fund politicians who keep the system running.

    • MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      Ahhh, yes “Policy Makers”, AKA “They”, aka “Someone”, … those guys.

      Policies and Government regulations, decision making, ungh, it’s so nebulous getting to something actually measurable and effective.

      I’m so checked out…

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    501·
    8 months ago

    Don’t eat the rich! You don’t know where they’ve been!

    Compost them instead. Better yields that way.

    • harderian729@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      8 months ago

      Just redistribute their wealth and make them work normal jobs like the rest of us.

      That’d be a fate worse than death, for them.

      • deafboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        8 months ago

        That’d be a fate worse than death, for them.

        And for us. The global economy and supply chain took a mere vacation during covid, and we’re still paying the price. If you’re into that, may the odds be in your favor…

        • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          4·
          8 months ago

          And yet the rich got richer. Not just unscathed…they got out better.

          They should suffer too.

          But their wealths will be redistributed, so it’ll sting a little bit less for everyone else!