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by rakoo 923 days ago
No, capitalism responds to the richest. That's the foundation of Capitalism. To think that anything can be done if just everyone paid differently is the epitome of free-for-all lawless libertarianism.

How have purchases influenced copyright laws being pushed again and again as Disney demands ?

How have purchases changed improved working conditions? Biodiversity ? The climate ?

We can't buy a better future, because there'll always be someone richer than us. We need to build it directly and ban the illusion that is the market