lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nl to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoInnovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaninglessnorden.socialimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down126file-textcross-posted to: degrowth@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1301arrow-down1imageInnovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaninglessnorden.sociallnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nl to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: degrowth@slrpnk.net
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minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoSafety standards is the stated reason, but the actual reason is that weight is unregulated and can always be increased in pursuit of any more profitable dimension. If weight was the taxable dimension, we’d live in a much better world.
Safety standards is the stated reason, but the actual reason is that weight is unregulated and can always be increased in pursuit of any more profitable dimension. If weight was the taxable dimension, we’d live in a much better world.