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Re:Review: Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the... by dieterrams2 on Saturday October 26, 2019 @05:09PM (#21366211)
You’re crediting capitalism with solving the very problems it created.
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Re:Review: Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the... by megaman821 on Saturday October 26, 2019 @06:30PM (#21366662)
What economic system produces no waste or pollution?
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Re:Review: Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the... by WalterBright on Saturday October 26, 2019 @06:13PM (#21366584)
All human societies produce pollution, going back to the very beginning. In fact, archaeologists love to study ancient trash heaps.
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Re:Review: Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the... by eeZah7Ux on Monday October 28, 2019 @11:07AM (#21377616)
The amount of pollution per person varies wildly. Some societies were perfectly sustainable.

Among the most capitalistic and consumerist societies (e.g. US) the pollution is staggering.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_consumption

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