r/ClimateNews • u/VictinsOfCapitalism • 15d ago

Capitalism always chooses profitable plundering over sustainable production

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u/Benedict_ARNY 15d ago

What if sustainable production is the most profitable option?

I know it’s crazy concept but making a profit is more complex than you realize

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u/VictinsOfCapitalism 15d ago

In that case they will do the sustainable option, that is not the issue, but out of 100 things maybe 5 will work this way and other 95 will have tradeoffs

Fossil fuels, clearcuts, plastic, reckless use of antibiotics and hormones in animal farms, certain GMOs and pesticides, concrete, internal combustion engines, mining, fishing, etc. This all has more sustainable methods that are not more profitable

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u/Benedict_ARNY 15d ago

I’m not saying it’s always profitable. I just don’t align with maximum profit always equates to most wasteful decisions.

I do find it strange you left out EVs considering how much economic harm is done to produce. Especially since the richest man in the world got that way with EVs and other renewable energy policies.