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  • It’s really simple. Would you rather sort through trash to get second hand materials for your product that you can’t even use for things like food packaging, or buy the clean plastic that is a byproduct from oil refining that they have so much of they pay you to take away from them?

    I’m not saying this as a defense. But it shows why capitalist corporations will always choose one thing over the other unless some force makes them.







  • I don’t agree they are the only way. Political parties are very much possible, and governments can enforce inheritance and wealth taxes, for example.

    But they are a very good way, of course (not mutually exclusive at all with politics too!).

    A simple example: Imagine a small business, 20 people and a boss. Boss is an asshole, demands unpaid overtime, and bad conditions (like working without gloves on ice cold items). If even half of the people in boss inc unionize, suddenly, boss cannot exploit them without risking bankruptcy.

    In the US specifically, it seems like you first need to take back your government from fascism/trumpism, which is why ordinary can be exploited this much. That’s not an easy task, but please keep in mind that most people are not fully committed ideological fascists.