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ardy42 on Dec 14, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Returned online purchases often sent to landfill

> And actually making the environmental impact and waste recovery part of the price won't happen, because the masses will then vote for the populist party that promises not to take away your daily steak and cheap appliances.

It could, if the populist party promises a massive increase in working class jobs that repair the kinds of things we currently throw away.

ZeroGravitas on Dec 14, 2019 | [–]

Why would the billionaires funding the populist party and providing vital coverage via their media empires want to do that though?

te_chris on Dec 14, 2019 | [–]

C.f. UK election 2019

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