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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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Entire industries are dominated by maybe a couple of corporations each and you're telling us they're at the mercy of the customer? They certainly don't seem to be at the mercy of the customer with all this "inflation" they keep imposing on us. They choose to pollute because it's cheaper for them and they don't bother passing on those savings, they instead use it for higher profit margins. If you think they're afraid of being undercut by a competitor, then they wouldn't be fighting legislation that would apply across the industry.
I never said they are afraid. They dont need to be as long as most people dont care and keep consumung blindly. Still, a company without customers cant exist. How would a butcher keep his Business if everyone suddenly went vegan? Companies wont magically start caring about the environment because they are not people with feelings. Every single decision is based on profits. If changing their ways would become more profitable (eg by greater acceptance by customers), they would do so.
Kind of seems like you're bending in a pretzel to shift blame onto customers. Yes, customers do exist, but they don't have as much control over supply as you think they do. Companies themselves are not people, but they are run by people and they make deliberate decisions on how they bring their products and services to market. Again, there is nothing that requires them to hire lobbyists to prevent legislation that would improve the situation across the industry.