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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 259 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Gotta hand it to the fossil fuels industry, they got what they wanted and their propaganda worked.

And now Americans have a janky grid, slower / more expensive transportation, and bigger power bills.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 134 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

At least we are free*

*Terms and conditions apply

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 111 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
  1. Be rich
  2. Be white
  3. Be male
  4. Be "Christian"
  5. Be straight
  6. just kidding be rich
[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The last ones the one that matters most but their supporters can’t read a list that long in one sitting.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

6 is the “one of the good ones” clause

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"free" is the sound that natural gas makes as it is released from its underground prison ...

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

"Natural gas."

Oh, right, the benign-soundingmarketing term for methane.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Capitalism doesn't solve for society, it solves for capital.

There is no profit in making the world a better place.

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

It turns out that there is a lot of profit in making the world a worse place.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

That depends on the incentives. Society can change those to some extent.

[–] dkwannabe@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

And likely those statements will not change anytime soon in the foreseeable future.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

they got what they wanted and their propaganda worked

So far.