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Re:Ask HN: Working in tech for climate? by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @09:06AM (#32331178)
> No farmer in market economy would do that, because fertilizer is damn expensive.

Farmers in market economies literally do this, when the costs are externalities to them, it's the same thing being done for the same reason.

With the right incentives, they'll do something else.

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Re:Ask HN: Working in tech for climate? by mantas on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @09:52AM (#32331665)
How would you structure incentives in market economy to incentivise discarding fertiliser in ditches? In worst case, you'd be better off selling it in black market.
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