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by trial3 852 days ago
> aside from any externalities associated with it

lol "i don't see any problems with waste aside from the problems with waste"

have you ever see those drone shots of children playing on 90ft mountains of fast fashion discards in chile and ghana or whatever? when you watch that, do you nod along sagely because the free market working perfectly and that's comforting for you

also, i disagree with the premise that we are "gatekeeping" car ownership unless we race to the bottom. you can buy used cars!

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>lol "i don't see any problems with waste aside from the problems with waste"

And if you read the sentence right after, you'd see my alternate proposal rather than trying to set an arbitrary durability threshold.

>If that's what you're concerned about, those should be taxed at the source, rather than letting that slide but trying to regulate it by enforcing minimum durability standards.

That’s a good description of the insane dystopia we’re all culpable in.

Born into this nightmare with no ways out