Violet Madder on Nostr: We tend to assume that capitalism is supposed to be based on competition, and that ...

We tend to assume that capitalism is supposed to be based on competition, and that any products/companies/etc that are morally bad or unsustainable would tend to fail or be outcompeted by better things. But that invisible hand just keeps grabbing short-term gains fuck all consequences and everybody just... ignores that part. We keep acting as if there's checks or balances that would prevent everything from spinning into absolute destruction-- but no such mechanism is allowed.