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Climate change cannot be addressed under capitalism.
Speaking of short term gains, sure,
but isn't it possible to imagine more long term capitalistic goals aligning with actually preserving our well-being?
There's no such thing as long term capitalistic goals. That's the entire point of things like the stock market. The goals of a capitalist enterprise is to make as much money as quickly as possible.