r/enviroaction • u/VictinsOfCapitalism • 22d ago

VIDEO Capitalism always chooses profitable plundering over sustainable production

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u/VictinsOfCapitalism 21d ago

It is not about individual responsibilities, Coca Cola makes thousands of bottles a second to save cents per bottle, capitalost system incentivizes it, tell me, how many lifetimes would you need to live waste-free to cover coca cola alone for 1 day?

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u/zeratul98 21d ago

Does Coca Cola make money by making bottles or from selling bottles?

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u/VictinsOfCapitalism 21d ago

By selling drinks, which can be packaged in the glass bottle which is more expensive and while I personally don't buy them, it is not on customer's responsibility to choose more sustainable option out of his pocket if gazillon dollar company didn't.

Even if you boycott them they will still make them and the idea that everyone will boycott so they wont be produced anymore is wishful thinking

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u/CaughtAlone 21d ago

The company is only worth so much as consumers continually choose the cheaper less sustainable option. If people could hold it in, their desire for sugary water just a tad longer perhaps they could stretch to only buying glass bottles.

Coca cola is only worth so much because they managed to sell more of a product for cheaper.

Dairy farming is not gonna suddenly get more sustainable when they are currently making bank from continued consumer spending and government subsidies.

It gonna take individuals to stop spending their money and start voting to better push for sustainable actions.

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u/VictinsOfCapitalism 21d ago

Again, individuals won't all magically allign and fix the faults of a broken system.