ComradeSharkfucker

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  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mltosolarpunk memes@slrpnk.nethuge tracts of land
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    24 days ago

    Yes but its not the responsibility of the individual to be environmentally sustainable. Thats an expanding field of research that we can’t expect every person to keep up with. Which is why we should have institutions that regulate farming practices in order to make them sustainable but unfortunately the ones we have are inept because sustainability is unprofitable. The problem originates with the organization of labor and should be treated in a manner appropriate to its origin.

    Also the green revolution was designed to give the working class less power over food production because organized farmers could have a dangerous level of control over the economy. What if they were to strike?




  • Thats not selfishness though. It isn’t selfish to contribute to a group that benefits you. Its selfish if you contribute to a system that harms others because it benefits you. These are very different things.

    In the various crucibles of civilization people came together precisely because resources were scarce. Yes they would eventually collapse when resources became too scarce to sustain whatever system they had built and infighting wasn’t uncommon but resources are not scarce now. We produce enough food, we have enough homes, we have enough water (for humans not for our current technological setup). The issue we are currently struggling with is not scarcity its distribution. The technology produced by the capitalist era is more that sufficient to provide for us all.



  • Selfishness is not “human nature”. Is it in the coal miners nature to have black lung? Humans are a product of their environment and our current environment rewards the most selfish behavior it can so you are gonna have a highly selfish population. Capitalism has made us sick but there are those of us who can do better. The selfish human nature you have been taught is a lie meant to justify current systems and dismiss any alternative. Something incredibly important I have learned as a history student is that humans have a great capacity to come together under adversity. It is our greatest strength. Civilizations do not form under abundant conditions, they form when we are forced to work together for a collective good. We can cooperate, we can work together on massive scales for the benefit of all.