• ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
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    18 hours ago

    It’s interesting that you quietly swap in “people” where history mostly shows industrial corporations dumping waste for profit.

    I didnt realize corporations were sentient entities capable of acting on their own, rather than groups of people doing people things…

    The 1899 act was legitimately created because everyday people were literally throwing their garbage into water as a form of waste management. So much so that it was difficult to navigate boats safely, ergo “Rivers and Harbors Act” as in the places that were affected by floating masses of garbage

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      12 hours ago

      There are HIERARCHIES that coerce people within them to put profit above all else or they lose their position in the hierarchy. I can’t tell if you are a troll or just genuinely haven’t put any thought into this at all.

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      15 hours ago

      I didnt realize corporations were sentient entities capable of acting on their own, rather than groups of people doing people things…

      I didn’t realize it takes rocket science to understand the difference between individual behavior and institutional incentives.