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For a brief moment before civilization-wide collapse, we'll be able to generate a lot of shareholder value.


I don't see how that's related. My point is that not everyone has the luxury of choosing to buy more expensive, eco friendly, goods. Some people have to pull from the bin of mass produced garbage food, rather than going down the street and paying 4x for something sustainably sourced.

The very first consequence of being poor is that you have to live further from work. Burning up 4 extra hours a day, on a bus, isn't possible for everyone.

The statement

> Everyone has always had the option to vote with their dollars.

is privileged nonsense.


I don't think anyone is upset with those people. Generally people on HN are wealthy.




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