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Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The only thing big corporations care about is next quarter’s profits. The world can quite literally burn next year if they get their big profits this quarter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What good is money if it's all on fire?

[–] Wilziac 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They believe that they won't be effected, or at least effected last and the least. These people are parasites on society and need to be treated as such.

[–] elbowdrop 2 points 1 year ago

You see capitalism is lime a virus. It grows, takes over its host (us) and causes painful symptoms. And naturally if the disease is not treated we will die. Right now the world is akin to having a bad flu. The world is even getting hotter to try to kill us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If it's ALL on fire, then my percentage of the money supply remains unchanged!

"That'll be $20. I mean $15. $10? You know what, just half of whatever is in that flame retardant wallet."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

And if the world burns, they sure won't be the ones suffering the worst