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Re:'Jonathan' Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth by xboxnolifes on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:46PM (#50009192)
Is market value the only important thing?
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Re:'Jonathan' Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth by Night_Thastus on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:47PM (#50009216)
That's the world we've built. It's not a world for humans.
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Re:'Jonathan' Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth by thrance on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:31PM (#50009945)
In a market-driven economy, yes sadly.
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Re:'Jonathan' Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth by xboxnolifes on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:26PM (#50010789)
Not everything is about the economy. Even when you have a market-driven economy I'd say most things that people value aren't even represented by the economy.
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Re:'Jonathan' Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth by thrance on Thursday October 08, 2026 @05:15PM (#50012413)
Yes, which is the biggest issue of our time. Fixing climate change runs afoul of what the markets want, so it isn't done and the problem gets worse.
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