Striker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 months agoThe only thing that is preventing basic living essentials for costing more is whether the capitalist class feel like rising the price or not.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11.95Karrow-down129
arrow-up11.92Karrow-down1imageThe only thing that is preventing basic living essentials for costing more is whether the capitalist class feel like rising the price or not.lemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·7 months ago and a lot of work. Over 60% of the country lives paycheck to paycheck and probably simply doesn’t have the time to do such a thing, despite the obvious environmental benefits.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-27 months agoYeah, hence why diaper companies probably figure they can charge more.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·7 months agoMy reply is blunt, but here it go: Think people in the Great Depression didn’t have time when they were a razor’s edge from starving? They made it work. Not saying we should go backwards, but humans are capable of amazing feats if pressed. Necessity, invention, all that.
Over 60% of the country lives paycheck to paycheck and probably simply doesn’t have the time to do such a thing, despite the obvious environmental benefits.
Yeah, hence why diaper companies probably figure they can charge more.
My reply is blunt, but here it go:
Think people in the Great Depression didn’t have time when they were a razor’s edge from starving? They made it work.
Not saying we should go backwards, but humans are capable of amazing feats if pressed. Necessity, invention, all that.