How Capitalists Kill Us (and the Planet)

[@OurChangingClimate]

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[@clementoseitano7568]

The pinned comment is 32 minutes old, meanwhile the video is barely 2 minutes old. That's interesting.

[@OurChangingClimate]

@@clementoseitano7568 I can comment and change the video description, etc. before publishing, so that's probably the discrepancy you're seeing

[@a.randomjack6661]

You might want to look into this, it is the cause of... lots Pathocracy, or how psychopathy takes over a society More scientifically known as “Political ponerology” Thanks for your work 👍

[@mrping2603]

The "too big to fail" or the general idea the fossil capital needs subsidies when they're already getting an insane amount of energy for the relatively low cost of extraction. Why do we tax the work of people while subsidizing the work from oil?

[@TheDoomWizard]

Greenwashing

[@nuclearocean]

Boeing whistleblowers could have told a lot about how corporations are killing us If they were still alive

[@Praisethesunson]

How could a whistleblower against a company that literally works for the CIA possibly end up dead?

[@Joe-cb6ex]

We don’t a whistleblower to tell something we’ve known since the establishment of the Dutch East India Company

[@bobbiecat8000]

​@@Praisethesunson the CIA has no whistleblowers. The CIA only works in the interest of the American people. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@victoriabryant3078]

Nothing to see here Move along guys Safe and and effective

[@silverscalederg8632]

@@Praisethesunson two actually, one from the old fashion way one from some viruses

[@kailawkamo1568]

As a Filipino, this gives me so much rage that I don't what to do with. The Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei and the entire SEA are currently suffering from one of many heat waves that will ravage us going forward. After every summer, we will then have to brace for intensifying supertyphoons!

[@page8301]

As a European, I am sorry that you are suffering because of the insane consumption of our so called "western" societies.

[@kailawkamo1568]

@@page8301 you guys are going to be affected too once the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation begins to fail. I don't think your media is freaking out enough on how the arctic tundra can expand south in the future 💀. We're gonna get hotter and you guys are gonna get colder,,,

[@puffydangon1969]

yup, the one's who contributed the least to climate change are paying the price...for now. And of course, there are billionaires building bunkers deep underground where temps will probably never go over 60 for quite some time. Also, it should anger you that there are many who live in better countries(not being affected as badly right now by climate change) that deny it altogether.

[@bushsbest5606]

our governments have completely failed us, they clearly only care about profit rather than the safety of humanity

[@josue.ortega]

​@@page8301don't be sorry, act

[@d7whatever]

The irony of oil companies being the masters of “gaslighting”

[@Eleven217]

I'm stealing this line, if it's all the same for you.

[@RoronoaSanjikun]

Ha! I needed a laugh today! Thx, my dude!

[@kikijewell2967]

I've been trying to do Plastic Free July (2 years now) and wow it's simply impossible. It made clear how plastic is mandated by our laws and there simply aren't alternatives. That said, I do make much better choices now year round. But this is not an individual's problem. The system is at fault and needs to be held accountable.

[@page8301]

You have an admirable attitude.

[@kikijewell2967]

@@page8301 aw! You're so sweet! This made my day!❤️

[@page8301]

@@kikijewell2967 You are welcome! Always glad if I can give someone a little happiness. Live long and prosper. /vulcan

[@kikijewell2967]

@@page8301 🖖💫

[@mariamart_0]

We are at fault for giving these crony greedy capitalist corporations more money, power, & control when it comes to us giving these greedy oligarchs more human capital and political capital. They are buying out our trust and advocacy with their own assets in terms of expanding their own empire for nefarious purposes. This is our faults for being so reluctant to boycott these companies. Yet when we boycott, we give them 100% of our power, domestic income, and disposable income when it comes to overconsumption. &, We are too burned out and economically exploited due to underpaid labor wages and the new “Gilded Age” for us people being seen as human capital and livestock’s to make the pockets of these lobbyists and CEO’s richer and more richer plus powerful & productive.

[@yesh7183]

Commenting for the algorithm. More people need to know.

[@ThisPlanetIsGhettoAF]

Good idea!✊️✨️✊️

[@knodalishell5636]

me too

[@atamanserim5840]

Ohhh you are such a sweet heart

[@MannyRodas-m1e]

Agree

[@Mossedepths]

Every little effort counts

[@caiooliveira4964]

In Brazil there has been massive floods, much bigger then we ever had, in the whole country. To look at destroyed cities and think thats normal is insane Edit: It actually got worse somehow... According to some Nasa predictions, the entirety of Brazil will become inhabitable withing 50 Years. Taking into account that every prediction we ever made about climate change was an undershot, I guess I'll just die of heatstroke in some years. Been nice knowing you guys IG

[@jamesmurphy9426]

Deforestation didn't help

[@caiooliveira4964]

@@jamesmurphy9426 True

[@freeheeler09]

Massive overpopulation in Brazil and elsewhere is driving environmental degradation and the building of homes in floodplains and environmental degradation and increasing deforestation and impermeable watersheds and the climate crisis. All countries can hand out condoms. That is the single most important thing we can all do to fight climate change and the eradication of the natural systems that make life on earth possible. We can all drive and fly less and consume less. We can all demand that our politicians end subsidies for oil companies and promote alternatives to plastics and promote family planning. Rich people can install solar and batteries and buy EVs. But this KZbin video is correct. We all have to fight the fossil fuel industry.

[@Glenn_Ratcliffe]

Dubai2. It's said 2b from seeding rain hence floods in desert.

[@ErutaniaRose]

Literally. Or worse, people in landlocked areas with more mild symptoms thinking just a "hot summer" is normal because summers are hot or it's been like that in their lifetimes. As if this didn't start before they were alive and 80 - 120 F days are normal for April and May in North America. It bothers me so much. Just because you've seen it before DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PLANET THAT IS EONS OLDER THAN YOU!!!

[@timeflex]

I remember the time when all liquids were sold in fully recyclable glass bottles. And I don't remember me voting for them to be replaced with non-recyclable plastic. Who's idea was that? And why?

[@Karasumorisama]

it's capitalism functioning as intended , whatever makes imaginary line go up the most... you collectively chose to keep capitalists in power by voting for them , by going to wage-slavery , by paying rent to useless parasites etc

[@timeflex]

@@Karasumorisama True. Then we have to remove its base -- the solid ground of lies and secrets. Like a secret of each worker's salary. Can we at least do something as simple as that?

[@Tim_Franklin]

@@timeflex Direct action is the only option kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJKvq3d-dtuYnqssi=f8vvLxWPR7rx9tDr

[@timeflex]

​@@Karasumorisama Actually, capitalism has another pillar: contracts. If we were to prohibit corporate owners from creating their own contracts, and instead make all contracts standard and accessible for public review ahead of the hiring, with approval from public institutions, it would become immensely more difficult for capitalists to spontaneously change contracts to increase their profit from the working class.

[@LexYeen]

It's not illegal to discuss your pay with your coworkers. Just heavily discouraged. By the owning class.

[@harmeharkhanna4225]

We've known this for more than a century, there is no excuse for still not being aware of not only why but how corporations ruin our lives.

[@linuxstreamer8910]

i love that you together with second thought almost always upload on the same day you & st are such a great combo to watch

[@JonasGoldek]

Yes!

[@RoronoaSanjikun]

Yes!

[@MindEyeMediaVR]

What's extremely disheartening is that the fossil fuel industry has ready access to top-notch public relations agencies and legal firms that help them create whatever narratives and tactics it wants to avoid accountability for the damage it is causing.

[@RjbigIamMe]

Also the Fascists like Trump downplay the risks and promise to Drill Baby Drill🙀effing Morons

[@LokiBeckonswow]

Just more reasons why we gotta eat the rich ASAP obviously

[@UnifiedFriends]

​@@LokiBeckonswow Ahhh red scare activated 😂

[@RoronoaSanjikun]

Oh. I hope the environment wins in the end

[@salvi92]

Then they wonder why no one wants to bring kids to this cruel World

[@mrping2603]

It's not the world that's cruel, it's the owners of fossil capital

[@Bob-b7x6v]

You're gd'd right...

[@salvi92]

@@mrping2603 The World is America. The bourgeoisie dictate what the rest of the world does and they spread of "democracy and Freedom" through funding Far right dictatorship's around the world

[@atamanserim5840]

World is not cruel you are just incompetent

[@emmahilburn1732]

@@atamanserim5840 Nice ad hominem attack. If you can't see that the world is becoming increasingly unfriendly toward future human generations due to climate change, rising costs of living, and controlling governments, then perhaps you should take your judgement and turn it on yourself.

[@5353Jumper]

Short term thinking Short term profiteering Short term investing All unsustainable and when done excessively will threaten humanity.

[@gammaboy4568]

and then they demand long-term solutions to the problems they create to make their short-term profits effective for as long as possible

[@monkeywrench1290]

Threatens basically all life on earth

[@ZaiDrizzleDrop]

Man...the part where you talked about people telling you to decrease your footprint or "Do your little part!" resonated with me, because it just happened yesterday. I was talking to my cousin, (who is a landlord) about how its messed up how so many corporations (like Aldi) profit by purposefully making sure they are understaffed, unwilling to pay a few more people to make sure that the employees can work more efficiently and not have to stretch themselves so thin. How messed up it is that so much wealth is owned by so few people. But he handwaved what I said saying stuff like "The people who have all the money had a good idea! or What are YOU doing?" Then he suggested that I focus on doing my little art in my community, helping out at homeless shelters or mentoring someone. And like, those are GOOD things (I think? Mentoring someone always sounds like a scam to me.) We were in a moving truck at the time I accidentally messed up the door (that was already worn down), but I didn't know how to fix it so I left it how it was. Then he said "HA! YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE SO MUCH YET YOUR GONNA LEAVE THE DOOR LIKE THAT FOR THE NEXT PERSON." Its like....WHAT, this is something completely different than what we were talking about, your gonna take this ONE THIN and say that means I don't actually care about people being taken advantage of and the world? It just seems like this whole ploy to guilt trip us out of doing something bigger, saying we are actually the selfish ones. Telling us to do small things so they can keep BOOMING and growing. But what I mean is, I'm talking about how we need to change the system on a large scale, not just doing small individual things, because this problem is so much bigger than us. I'm talking organization and galvanizing. Like seriously, what if everyone decided to just NOT show up to work, and demanded better treatment. Pooling our money and sharing so we don't all starve? But people are more separate than ever, even now I'm in my room. But I think today I'm gonna go to the library and talk to someone.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Freegans are a community of people who give free things to each other. Sharing would help the environment and poverty. But that may require socialism. Check out Andrewism on the library of all things, Second Thought, and Not Just Bikes on third places. I think free third places are important for community so people can organize. Watch Hakim on landlords and on how selfish they can be.

[@GolAcheron-fc4ug]

Not only is it causing severe damage, corporate greed has been steadily ruining the quality of absolutely everything we love! 😢

[@polishstick0609]

Money corrupts anything and anyone it touched. Humans did this to themselves for "profit"

[@DarkDeepGreen]

Yes, cooperatives, not corporations.

[@EconomiasocialMatheusBarros]

how did you get to this conclusion? cause ive gotten to the same, solution comes from a fundamentally different way to group people to produce and consume.... and that ends up fixing all the other problems up the chain, labor rights, achieving other goals that are not profit seeking, permaculture and local autonomy incentives, etc... a sustainable world knows no corporation, only cooperatives

[@DarkDeepGreen]

@@EconomiasocialMatheusBarros Exactly right. The workers are the ones who runs their workplaces in their own interests, and also makes it possible to achieve other goals like sustainability, that won't happen with profit seeking corporations. I also think that we need to change the whole system so that cooperatives don't compete in a capitalist economy. I'm just against hierarchical power structures as I see them as unjust.

[@justiceiria869]

I don't think hierarchies themselves are the issue but rather the people leading them. Having structures in place is still to our betterment but as long as the person using these structures is just, there won't be issues.

[@DarkDeepGreen]

@@justiceiria869 I don't think the persons running the businesses will ever do so in a just way. It's a systemic problem. Even if a person has good intentions bosses is going to exploit their workers. It's bound to happen in a hierarchical power structure. Compare that to horizontal power structures that actually works well. Where workers take the just decisions for themselves that concerns themselves. There's also studies that shows that persons in power positions lose empathy.

[@mrping2603]

Anyone watching this has to go to their local council and speak to these ideas

[@davidmenasco5743]

There is a massive energy transition currently underway. The new technologies that are replacing fossil fuels bring a wide range of new possibilities in how energy is generated, moved around and distributed. This enables a complete reimagining of what an electrical grid is and what the energy system is. It is very important to have citizen advocates participate in these developments. Otherwise, existing vested interests will dominate and stifle many possibilities to change things for the better. If no one is watching, they will rig the new system to favor them, just like the old system did.

[@mrping2603]

@@davidmenasco5743 TRUTH. ✊🏻

[@MannyRodas-m1e]

Not fast enough unfortunately 😞

[@davidmenasco5743]

@@MannyRodas-m1e The transition to renewables and energy storage for the global electric grid is moving surprisingly quickly. Mainly because they're so much cheaper than fossil fuels now. But it is still imperative to keep an eye on how things are being done. Even more so, with this rapid pace of change.

[@dmimz7691]

@@davidmenasco5743 gp.

[@bushsbest5606]

feels like the lorax in real life not gonna lie. it’s crazy that we actually need to make a choice between a dollar sign or our planet’s future

[@Mike80528]

The title really should be "How Corporations *Killed* Us"...

[@morguenmorguen6862]

We're still here, man, and so is everyone else.

[@Mike80528]

@@morguenmorguen6862 I take it you are not familiar with Hospice? Pay a bit more attention and it is apparent the ecosystems of the world are dying right now. That is not an exaggeration, although I wish it was. We, as a species, are dead. Many just don't realize it yet; and it's not some far off event. What to press the issue? I'll be less than happy to bury you with reports of mass die offs and ecosystem collapses. They are out there, just not getting broadly reported.

[@radidov5333]

@@morguenmorguen6862 so naive

[@MccFallen]

@@Mike80528i want to make this clear i agree with you, i just want a link to those reports to have a read

[@jimsimpson2820]

​@@morguenmorguen6862Offended!

[@TheDoomWizard]

This is our last stable decade on our home planet.

[@marcpedneault3362]

I agree.

[@musicaismylovica]

Agree

[@mwaheed5611]

You call this decade stable? It’s already happening

[@Jeremy-WC]

last somewhat stable decade

[@hashbrown4781]

I think he means the instability will have the power of the Earth, rather than the puny people on it fighting.

[@marinsrok6100]

In a world like this, one wonders if there is any sense even having children

[@07Flash11MRC]

I've stopped wondering 30 years ago and decided to be childfree. I refuse to bring another human worker sl@ve into this dying world.

[@Encephalitisify]

In a lot of places they’ve used religion to make abortion illegal. I think the true purpose is because the population decreases. They want more bodies to fuel their capitalistic growth.

[@davidmenasco5743]

Raise them to be activists. Then they can help save future generations.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@davidmenasco5743 I'm not going to have kids to force or pressure them to try to fix these big problems they didn't choose. You're supposed to give kids a good life. Also, there's no guarantee what your kids choose. They could just be anxious about the environment. Check out Lawrence Anton on antinatalism.

[@tealkerberus748]

@@davidmenasco5743 This part. I find my responsibility to my children is a huge motivator. Since I chose to bring them into this world, I am responsible to them for the consequences of that choice, and that means I have a responsibility to find a way to get them through this. The most reliable way to get them through it is by making the apocalypse not happen!

[@creed9931]

Commenting to help spread the message. This is important. People should be aware.

[@BionicTapeworm]

Thanks!

[@Emma-Maze]

I dont think I will ever feel okay putting new children into a world like this. 😢

[@Clintsessentials]

Thank you!!!!!

[@gabrielbarbosa7882]

I think you are wise to choose empathy rather than what others may call acomplishment. You're a good person for feeling this way.

[@平和-v1z]

Extremely important and informative as always, thank you, Charlie!

[@kenbasil1996]

These corporations would literally have us all die, and ultimately themselves, all for profit and greed. How can this be considered sane? This is self-terminating in the most extreme sense of the word. I'm full of grief and anger, and a desperate hope to fight for the future. 😣

[@Bubblegob]

We've had a great exemple of criminlization of eco activist here in France last year with our police minister sending an army of policemen to protect an agricultural project privatising underground water. It was one of the most violence in a manifestation we've seen with the police being very trigger happy. After the fact the minister then talked of eco-terrorist pointed to the eco-activist background of the young people that were between life and death because of the police. Then he dismantled the main militant organisation behind the protest. I mean it's transparent at this point.

[@cuana2]

Meanwhile, and…of course, an ad pops up while watching this video for the American Dairy Association or something claiming all their efforts to be environmentally sound.

[@tealkerberus748]

Speaking as a cow farmer, oat milk is probably less environmentally impactful. Cows should be grazed only on land that can't be used to grow oats, and that's not how the commercial dairy industry operates.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

We're in the Resource Wars from Fallout now...

[@Leftistattheparty]

Not yet but i can see it coming in the future. We are seeing it start with microchip production

[@darkranger116]

Fallout isnt a video game anymore, its a Documentary

[@jamesmurphy9426]

This is one reason I am thinking Why Protesters yell out I hate America

[@YunaYena-Y]

I'm from America and I hate America. 🧍‍♀

[@onetomeplz5825]

I hear some adds on the radio where I live say “to move to a cleaner future we need all energy sources including natural gas limiting our options will not bring a cleaner future paid for by the Colorado coalition of natural gas” and it’s like hmmm the natural gas guys are saying natural gas ain’t bad hmmmm

[@carolecarolas]

Social media is a powerful tool. Short 2 minute blurbs can shift thought. Now, if I can just learn how to navigate instagram I would definitely annoy a lot of people with facts

[@carolecarolas]

or just point them towards youtube videos such as this one.

[@fearsomefawkes6724]

When I first heard of offsets I was naively optimistic. Now, I consider it a mark against companies. I miss being young and thinking that the problem was not knowing the answers, not that rich people were preventiuus from implementing the answers.

[@musicaismylovica]

It's important to recognize that our reliance on fossil fuels is deeply entrenched in our way of life, and many of us are hesitant to envision a future without them due to concerns about our quality of life. However, solely blaming corporations and executives overlooks broader issues such as overshoot and the need for degrowth. While there are undoubtedly corrupt individuals in positions of power, simply removing them won't solve systemic problems. Instead, we must acknowledge the role of greed in human nature and work towards creating structures and incentives that mitigate its negative effects. Waiting for political action alone won't suffice; we must take individual and collective responsibility to address these issues while also ensuring access to essential services like air conditioning and healthcare. It's time to move beyond scapegoating and engage in meaningful action to create a more sustainable and equitable future.

[@Encephalitisify]

The idea that you have that we must use oil for everything is exactly the entrenched brainwashing that the video is talking about. Using petroleum for plastics is not the issue. It’s combustion of fossil fuels. It’s not a none or all.

[@balistowo]

I agree, we must absolutely guarantee all essential services, they're essential after all. It's in the bloody name, it's outrageous how many are locked behind paywalls. I would want to correct your assumption about human nature though. Sure, some philosophers thought that greed is in the people's nature, but this entirely misses what was actually the case. If greed were in human nature, how would humans have survived as hunters and gatherers? How would we have become sedentary? If there was actually greed in human nature, we wouldn't exist. People would've fought over everything in their own tribes, eradicating all but themselves in the process. Sure, some people are greedy and selfish, I'm not denying that, it's just that those were the few rather than the many. The underlying reason why we're so much greedier today is our economic system which is literally based on that. If the incentivised way to a good life is greed, of course people will be greedy. Big corporations have gotten this bad exactly because of this. To maximise profits, you must keep the profit margin as high as possible, which is best done by only producing in the minimum acceptable quality and paying the workers the minimum acceptable amount while keeping the price of the product at the maximum acceptable level. You must act greedily, you must value the consumers as well as your workers merely as tools for your own gain. Yes, just removing the corporate leaders won't solve systematic problems if the system itself is flawed. It's important to recognise that this system is deeply entrenched in our way of life, and many of us are hesitant to criticise it due to thinking there's no alternative. If the driving force for the economy simply wasn't greed and the accumulation of wealth but rather human well-being, greed would naturally disappear because there wouldn't be any incentive to be greedy. You'd have to recognise your fellow humans as humans. If you want me to, I'll leave you some resources on this topic to check out, you're already on the right track! You've noticed the underlying issue, all you'd need is a coherent model for what to do next. Controlling greed isn't that.

[@DaffyAF]

@@balistowoHow do we reshape our priorities so that human well-being is the ultimate goal? How do we guarantee that vision for the sustainable future and put forth a strong system to ensure its successful longevity??

[@balistowo]

@@DaffyAF that's also said in the video! I'm basically talking about socialism, the means to establish it would ideally be a peaceful revolution or democratic election of a socialist party. As that's probably not happening though, we should revolt as a collective.

[@the120cxx]

​@@balistowo I think you're greatly underestimating the power of greed here. Just because it wasn't able to create the degree of environmental damage that it can do now with mega corporations doesn't mean that it didn't always exist in the past. And if anything the kind of people who are usually driven by greed if not power itself, are likely to take advantage of a socialist system that you want to implement and alter it for their own personal gain as well.

[@DustyC137]

lets act

[@SinbathSparrow]

you need political organization cuz this is systemic. Individual adventurism by blowing up pipes is not gonna change much if that's what you meant

[@dewtus]

​@@SinbathSparrow They didn't say anything about blowing up pipes 😂 Maybe they were talking about raising awareness. In any case, spreading the word is the first thing we should probably do! :>

[@comrade_bolshevik-161]

Information should be free

[@filipepedro8272]

nothing is free

[@DrizzyB]

​​@@filipepedro8272 information, at the very least, should be though. Information helps advance humanity further

[@filipepedro8272]

@@DrizzyB nothing is free...and free information probably comes with an agenda

[@EcomCarl]

A thoughtful analysis of the systemic barriers we're up against! It's crucial that we redirect our focus from individual actions to systemic change that challenges the influence of fossil fuel corporations. 🌍

[@domiwomi628]

Great video as always!!

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

Corporations were formed to prevent personal liability of owners. Taken that premise legally, this is a case of unprecedented predator behavior.

[@chuckblaze5147]

Yo this is punk rock. F the system bro, the corporate greed is killing us

[@PheOfTheFae]

Watching with fury and frustration. Bump bump for the algo.

[@hakuchu]

Great video!

[@dfolz1101]

Love the lighthearted subject matter

[@sarbe6625]

Things like this make think that maybe the only way to beat this is to have a source of global capital power that actively works against oil the same way that oil works against climate change addressing measures.

[@barweinig415]

OMG!! Goosebumps! As an XR activist: awareness about consumption blaming (3:30 -7:20) is so incredibly needed!! I would love to see you make a deep dive on it. Your conclusion is so true. Thank you so much!

[@martinstoelting2707]

This!

[@jamesprivet]

Very good report thank you!

[@pgcom100]

The thing that is important to realise is that it is a system that everyone is locked into. Its not about moral or immoral, but fears, insecurities that lead to disempowerment by most & desperation that causes people to put making money more important than protecting the ecosystem.

[@olgacvetkova114]

Great work, thank you!

[@Платформіст]

Great video. Thank you for your work.

[@volcanorabbit]

I'm just loving how the last section proposes an anti-capitalist revolution similar to that in which communists desire. If only we had some historical, real example of this kind of revolution successful and thriving without the influence of greedy, powerful bad actors today. Gosh, I wish "employee organization" didn't just mean allowing for the creation of unions.

[@Johan_Steffensen]

Good work bud

[@QT5656]

Great video! 👍

[@non_complete]

Business as usual.

[@mrping2603]

*over the past 300 years*

[@President_NotSure]

@@mrping2603 literal TV in the ground just not smart enough to put it together

[@plato_IV]

is this a pun

[@non_complete]

@@plato_IV The punniest of them all.

[@samanthashea]

This needs to be required watching!

[@kippgoeden]

Workers of all countries unite! We have a world to win!

[@Octoberfurst]

I love your content! That's why I support you on patreon. 😀

[@lfeng15]

Sustainable Energy Engineering Student here from Simon Fraser University - An important myth you repeated in this video is the argument of doing CCS or DAC instead of solar energy. You're absolutely right that we shouldn't do it "instead" but we need to do it "as well as" transitioning to renewable energy like wind, solar, hydro NUCLEAR! (Most importantly nuclear). We have non-abatable emmissions like aviation, concrete, steel production, agriculture (even if you're vegan) that aren't possible to clean up without carbon removal (with current technology). Just thought people should know! Don't let oil companies tell you "instead" but don't tell other's we shouldn't do it at all!! That's just assuring we miss our climate targets. 9:46

[@victor_2216]

How much government obstruction is there to creating a Nuclear Energy power plant? Do you really think companies will ignore the possibility of making money from an alternative energy? Isn't this whole idea founded on the assessment that corporations are "greedy." How greedy of them to let money slip by.

[@jeaggnnawssellemons1975]

What a highly responsible and intelligent presentation! Humanity must wake up immediately and end all these utter destructions and heinous mass murders!

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Evil already won, it put the blame on you.

[@GraysonMarr]

GREAT WORK

[@LoyalFriend62]

21:06 "... full worker control ..." Aren't we being enlightened by those who had been burying their heads in Marxist literature, and then putting blinders on, refusing to learn from historic events that they claim to know backwards and forwards?! Both Marx and Engels are guilty of pooh-poohing the harm that human population growth had been causing on this planet for centuries. They were also singing the praises of industrialization. Neither of them had enough historic awareness to recognize that the so-called AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION has been the most consequential revolution/mistake in human history. Despite their version of 'scientific' historicism, neither of them predicted the persistence and dangers of nationalism that plunged millions of 'workers' (among others) into World War I. And yet, we are supposed to believe that their writings are the unerring sources of wisdom for our age?! Despite being nauseated by the swill that this guy is trying to serve us, I share his concern about the tendencies to be divisive. I would welcome his contributions to any environmental cause, but caution him against pontificating to the rest of us that his 'religion' is the true one. (I write these as a 62-year-old man who chose never to bring any children into this world. I am determined to speak out against the many ways in which most of my contemporaries keep stealing from future generations. ... To be continued.)

[@valm9462]

Thank you for the informative video. I hope more people see this

[@T-rick]

Great video to unwind the oil web

[@sanzyboy3952]

Considering how much in debt the US is and how much dependent the government is on corporate lobbying the only thing we can do is to decentralize from the government at this point

[@benmcreynolds8581]

The more i learn about the power grid, the more i realize that modern nuclear energy options is our best option. Small form reactors, LFTRs, Thorium Reactors, molten salt reactors. Utilizing our advanced technology, Improved engineering & material science. Utilizing our greater understanding of safety & well made designs. We have so much more advanced computer technology & robotics that can be used. It feels like even tho tons of advancement has occurred with engineering designs, safety measures, etc. It still doesn't matter to most people. It's like most people are ingrained with a natural negative response when talking about nuclear energy. It's a bummer because i truly believe that our best option for our future is to start utilizing Modern advanced nuclear energy options in our electrical grid. It's just proving to be challenging to get politicians to get on board. It will really allow places to be much more energy independent. Less reliant on fossil fuels. They'll have efficient, stable electrical grids and the rest of the grid could experiment with alternative power sources, power desalination plants, etc. We need to heal from the trauma of our past. See & learn that those things only happened solely from Us not understanding what we were doing when it came to nuclear energy at the time. We didn't have advanced enough technology, material science, engineering, safety measures, understanding of how to go about everything, etc. This source of energy will greatly help the world improve towards the future and lowering emissions. More than anything else could, while also providing a very stable electrical grid system. Currently we have alternative energy options but the majority of our grid is powered off of fossil fuels and emission producing sources of energy. We will be so much better going forward commiting to modern advanced nuclear energy options. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the most annoying things is how our society has taken a "Change is up to You!" approach. When I reality, it just plays with people's emotions. They feel guilty. They want to make a change, but this individual approach is not going to work. This issue is so much bigger than individual people. We need countries/states/corporations to get on board with this! It's the only way even the Slightest differences can be made. We've already waited too long. Everyday is a day wasted that we aren't committed to modern nuclear energy options. It should be utilized in collaboration with other alternative energy sources all over the place. Especially with our advancements around safety measures. We've seen vast improvements in engineering, material science, technology, robotics, etc. They are all much more advanced now. This power source is the best option to improve our environment & will really help lower our emissions. The only things holding us back is legislation, fear mongering & past trauma that's affected us from our past (which is understandable but we really gotta give it a chance to see if it can prove it has progressed & improved) I the past did they outlaw electricity, oil, or coal if things went wrong in the early days of those fields? No! They kept going cause they understood things can be bumpy and difficult in the beginning. Still to this day we've stuck with these energy sources even tho there's been a lot of negative impact on our environment. A huge issue is that our government is BLOCKING any sort of progression from happening. We'd be lucky to see the slightest projects approved or finished with-in the next 100 years.. It's very annoying to see how much we have gotten in our own way when it comes to improving or advancing certain things. Instead we let fear, money, man made "required legal processes" Stop us from doing anything other than wind, solar, oil, natural gas, damming our rivers, mining for minerals... It's very frustrating because we should be able to use all these options in collaboration. If we actually wanted to improve anything. That's what we need to do and stop letting so much potential get blocked from ever occurring in the first place.. It's really irritating. I wish certain people didn't make this so "complicated and difficult" Why would any reasonable person want to block progression?

[@Jeremy-WC]

A few things, small reactors are simply not cost effective and they are really the only way to roll out nuclear on a timescale that is useful. The other main issue is nuclear requires a stable society to work, look at all the scares we have had in Ukraine. The next decades will be anything but stable. That said given the age of the nuclear fleet it would be extremely hard to double our plants in 50 years which would still mean it would be a minority of the energy provided through the grid. Given the opposition to nuclear and that it can't scale to be anything substantial there is no need to focus on it.

[@the120cxx]

​@@Jeremy-WCthat's kind of a shame really, since it's the more environmentally friendly option that could work on a larger scale than stuff like wind can do rn. Provided the safety measures are kept up of course.

[@linush8670]

Great video!

[@danielvisky]

For the bourgeoisie it's aways individual profit, communitized damages

[@dora4e]

Stop having children Learn how to survive in harsh environments It is projected that 4 billion humans will be displaced by 2070 because of global warming, whoever is having kids now, bless u.

[@draco_1876]

Or stop supporting capitalism

[@atamanserim5840]

We need more children so that we can bring our democracy to the outer reaches of the space 😆😆😆

[@atamanserim5840]

They will be displaced to the moon and mars bases we need more human beings to colonise the space

[@dora4e]

@@draco_1876 it is hard when a lot of people work in corporations.

[@dora4e]

@@atamanserim5840 yeah sure are u American? They already there attacking women with anti abortion laws as they need human slaves to work on minimum wage to support the system, what space?

[@ogre706]

Can I just add that, companies like BP are only able to perform their corporate deflections via advertisement campaigns. It's just another one of many reasons to live an ad-free life. Don't give these evil a-holes opportunities to lie to you.

[@jimmyliu_youtube]

As consumers, we have limited yet not no power to make a change. A starting point would be to take a look at your superfunds and their investment portfolio.

[@sandyj342]

As part of sustainable lifestyle... I will be reducing my private jet trips to just 200 per month... space joy rides only once a year... use less of my super yacht and use only sustainable materials at my private island mansions 😂

[@User53857]

Haven’t even watched the video yet, but of course the answer is YES! Our politicians need to stand up to the corporations but our great democracy is bought and paid for by the corporations. How are we a free country if corporations get more help from the government then we do…..?

[@MrChainsawAardvark]

I get that capital doesn't care about human cost - but why is it so short sighted? If all humans go extinct in 2050, you will show absolutely zero profit in 2100. A model that can sustain sales for sixty years is probably going to produce more than one that burns out in six months. Suffering an explosion at a refinery drops production (and thus profit) to nothing, so safety is an investment in future returns - yet safety and workers seems to be the first thing to get cut.

[@halinaqi2194]

It has to do with how companies evaluate their earnings. I took some business classes in uni because I had to not cuz I wanted to. Earnings and financial reports are separated into quarters and some companies make theirs public. So you can have a yearly earning report showing the 4 quarters. In business, money now is more valuable than money later. Because you can spend that money you earn now, now to expand your business. Which is why companies borrow loans on money they don't have but expect to get later. So they can spend it now. Thats why there's thing such as good debt. Now I'm not sure who decided that the now is more valuable than the future it seems arbitrary to me, but investors are interested on making returns fast, so they base what their returns can be in shorter time periods, which means bigger growth in revenue between quarters is seen as much healthier than slow increase, or stagnation. And since companies want investment and growth to increase production abilities and market share etc. They prioritize shorter term gains to get investments faster, because money now is more important to a business than money later. Naturally this leads to companies being short term profit driven and in that calculus, the issue of expenses related to climate change impacting profit isn't a current issue to them to be solved, but a long term one that can be put on hold because more important issues, like increasing or maintaining current profits is more important to them.

[@caiooliveira4964]

25:08 NOOOOOOOO it's Johnny "CIA" Harris

[@chadgunner4403]

Psst. Means.tv is where the real radicals are

[@CarbonRadio]

I love all of your work.❤

[@singingway]

You do good work, putting together research. But the relentless pace of quick cuts, edits removing every pause after every sentence or paragraph; combining every image with a waterfall of words so the viewer has to process the image as well as the words immediately because it's going to rush right on to the next frame; is actually making it more difficult for people to "get" what you want to communicate.

[@DobrinWorld]

Thank you! You can be vegan for animals too, this is not only about climate change and greenhouse gases. It's about biodiversity if we make it good global movement!

[@morguenmorguen6862]

And even if you can't imagine life without steak or cheese or lobster, you can eat less meat. You can be a vegetarian, or cut out red meat, or only eat meat one day a week, and that's still a large, tangible improvement for most people who do eat meat. Removing meat from your diet, in whole or in part, is the easiest, safest, most practical way for an individual person with no outside help or support network to reduce environmental impact. It's good for animals, and it's good for you (most people in developed nations eat too much meat, and our health suffers for it). Even if you have no intention of making reduced meat consumption a permanent lifestyle change, try it for a week or a month and see how you feel about it. Worst case scenario, you'll have easier trips to the bathroom for a while.

[@xavierjones6048]

I just gotta keep hoping and doing what I can. It’s not just about waiting for me. It’s about actually getting to a point where enough people are ready to start the conquest. The only way is through continuous efforts just like the video states on all fronts of society.

[@dariasraven]

I did subscribe to Nebula, but when the channel Second Thought left the service I canceled my sub. I'm not sure why they left, but they were the reason I sub'd to it to begin with. Nice video.

[@Joe-cb6ex]

The creator left because he was pressured into softening his position on Israel and its actions toward the Palestinians. He refused, and the relationship with Nebula disintegrated.

[@halinaqi2194]

Nebula was urging second thought to curate hos coverage on political events to better reflect nebulas position on them. Second thought didn't want to compromise their values so they left.

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

Hi there. You are focusing on the LEAVES when you should be focusing on the ROOTS. The Symptoms are bad and should be ignored, but addressing those symptoms instead of removing the cancer is as much of a waste of time as it is using a bucket to prevent a sinking boat to go under instead of fixing the hole in the hull.

[@IamKnotsAccount]

"It would be easy to just say that fossil fuel companies are evil" ... Agreed. And I do.

[@toivopirttimaki9156]

nuclear power and wind power is a reliable source of energy oil and gas and coal companies have made it expensive and difficult

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Watch DW Planet A on the problems with nuclear energy. One, they waste so much metal to store waste indefinitely. There are leaks. I think Vox has a video on how danger warning signs wear out which harms people.

[@jimsimpson2820]

Wind has big shortcomings. Nuclear is the cleanest, most reliable fuel we know of. There is no such thing as a free lunch, everything has a downside.

[@ricker024]

The U.S. dollar is the oil reserve currency it is literally what propels the United States to hold so much influence and control of the markets. Undermining oil undermines that grasp on power which is why until the U.S. resorts to the monopolization of its currency on the next generation of essential resources it will not move away from the oil and fossil fuel markets. It’s the life blood of the hegemonic empire and imperialist ambitions of the country with the largest global military presence in the world. It’s not just corporations, it’s the imperialists that want to preserve global control.

[@aprilmg7072]

Hello, in your "The Real Trap of Consumerism" video on Nebula, you cite William Gibson as an Economist but he is a Science Fiction Writer.

[@jimsimpson2820]

That's what this video is

[@hippieJOSH420]

The only thing that can completely replace crude oil is algae oil. Fuels made with algae produce up to 86% less emissions so it would be like taking 86% of the internal combustion engines off the market without having to convert, destroy, or replace anything.

[@4herstory]

Thank You!

[@paytonturner1421]

I think there should be a bigger discussion on ways for everyday people to transition to sustainable energy and materials without losing their livelihood.

[@Shining237]

America needs to rollback the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts

[@morguenmorguen6862]

And then the entire Reagan era

[@Weiningc66]

You are so right about this.

[@lovethyneibor22736]

Why do we bring kids into such horrible world?

[@mrping2603]

Because there is still infinite beauty in the natural world. It is this miracle that happened in the crust of a random planet. Only a selfish few drain the world of its resources. The more kids we raise with an awareness of the beauty of those resources then the more power we return to nature.

[@atamanserim5840]

So that someone pays for your retirement checks and health bills

[@lovethyneibor22736]

@MayankTrivedi2 why not take care of the already existing life instead of comfortably dropping our problems onto hypothetical future generations?

[@lovethyneibor22736]

@@atamanserim5840 so basically you're saying that kids should be used as means to an end? very bizarre logic 🤔

[@atamanserim5840]

@@lovethyneibor22736 You are single, childless and desperate right? İt is not still too late to build a family😆

[@aritzlekuona5399]

Very good video

[@rsmithlal]

We need to empower visionary leaders to step up and become a rallying beacon for those who share in this understanding. Solidarity is everything!

[@kwamekamguia7221]

Can you do a video on the Fourth or July, please?

[@drew18ism]

@“they mobilize law enforcement” We need to change this entire situation.

[@BarderBetterFasterStronger]

The really interesting thing is the generational turnover. As the millennials age and come to accept climate doom as something they were born into and never really had a chance to change, the next generation will be born further into the crisis and further into only knowing the situation as "normal". Doom and extinction will be their baseline and their motivation to return to a time that they have never even known will be even less than those of us resigned to current hopelessness of "enjoy the time of stability we have left". Through this lense, irrelevant of the incredible inaction and counteraction to any efforts to change, it is very clear that nothing of significance will be done.

[@ab-td7gq]

Meanwhile we vote the opposite to change anything while eating a steak.

[@LegendarymmHD]

not eating a steak wont help solve climate change, and as a matter of fact, it wouldnt be better if no one ate any steaks at all. (Or whatever animal product u might wanna refer to)

[@ab-td7gq]

@@LegendarymmHD Diet change is necessary and the evidence for this is overwhelming.

[@mrping2603]

@@LegendarymmHDit would be better if 90% of mammals weren't just livestock and if we didn't dedicate thousands of acres to monocrops to feed em Not saying we should never eat steak, just saying the price of steak should reflect the real impact that it has on the environment

[@07Flash11MRC]

Eating steak isn't an issue. Stop blaiming the orking class and put the blame where it really belongs: The hundred corporations that make up well over 70% of climate change.

[@Leftistattheparty]

@@mrping2603 yes but then it would just be rich people eating steak which doesn't help because the rich shouldn't exist.

[@pyryko]

Amazing content.

[@blondey3261]

Veganism is about animal rights not the environment. The animals you consume on occasion are as sentient as your dog or cat who you wouldn't eat. Go Vegan for the Animals. They want to live too.

[@wendiewebb4457]

You do realize that animals eat other animals too

[@blondey3261]

@@wendiewebb4457 yes, but you do not have to. Stop demanding animal abuse

[@MisterPyOne]

My cat doesn't need to, like he gets fed every day, he still likes to catch birds and play with them by hitting them and throwing them around and sometimes killing them. I also don't really care about animals that I or people I know own.

[@Salvic_Brotherhood]

Also, when it comes to pollution or waste from like by-products that we have now. I think we can focus on repurposing plastic pollution into other things that we could use. So in other words, have a form of recreating. Or repurposing or using plastics and other things. There are easy to repurpose without creating harmful emissions.

[@seekingabsolution1907]

We need a green socialism. End the tyranny of the profit incentive over global politics.