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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Its becoming a pretty common take these days that capitalism is fine IF human and environmental needs are met first.

It's an easier sell to the hordes of people who grew up in a capitalist society who feel "It didn't used to be this bad", myself being one of them.

I know that workers rights are written in blood, and often earned by it too. But it still at least feels like there was a period where companies understood at least a little bit that their workers were people, and well cared for workers were better workers. That building a reputation for quality was better than planned obsolecence. That short term profits and growth at all costs was not the right path. That the resources they required to operate were not infinite.

Maybe I'm completely delusional and it's all rose tinted glasses from not being as aware of things when I was younger. I'm sure that nostalgia for childhood days is a big component.

But my point is that "Capitalism could be better if human and environmental needs are met first" is a very intuitive idea for a lot of US people.