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by modo_mario 1568 days ago
How much energy went into the industry that made those appliances, your food, etc though? I think a lot of people underestimate that.
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Yes sure. For example, I cannot even give you exact numbers of the footprint of the food we eat or the electronics we use. That would probably a good number to put on a lot of things, in terms of allowing people to make decisions not only on price and quality but hidden costs.

The problem is that externalities are what the name says: things you are not required to factor into your price (something or someone else takes a hit).