That works during a bubble. What happens though after the bubble when demand presumably plummets?

Now you’re thinking like a capitalist!

In order to maximize revenue. Selling 1,000 units at $50 profit apiece makes you more money than selling 400 units at $100 profit each.

Bye!

My point isn’t that they should be concerned about their reputations. Rather, that by staying on the court, they’re lending the legitimacy of their names and reputations to an illegitimate court—thereby helping prop up an authoritarian regime. The sooner people broadly agree that the court is illegitimate, the sooner its power to support the regime crumbles.

In the meantime, they’re lending their good names to prop up an illegitimate court and support the rise of fascism. So, you know, tradeoffs. 🤷

I guess I expect more from a progressive leader than “Welp what can we possibly do on climate in the face of consumerism?” I think there is a clear path forward, and that’s making investments to move off of fossil fuels. Part of that means stopping government handouts to fossil fuel companies, stopping the lowering of CAFE standards, etc.

And before the usual: “Oh but we don’t have the political will.” … I’d counter that, yes, the mainstream Republicans and Democrats that are beholden to fossil fuel companies don’t have the political will, because of course they don’t. They know on what side their bread is buttered. And that’s exactly why we have to stop electing them and primary them all, putting progressives in their place.

(I also wasn’t particularly impressed with the interviewee in that interview, even if she did have some good comedic timing. I realize she’s a writer and not a politician or talking head used to generating pithy soundbites, but still.)

I don’t understand why the liberal justices stay there. It’s clearly a kangaroo court, issuing unsigned rulings that have no basis in law. Sure, if the liberal justices resigned, they’d just get replaced with MAGA flunkies. But that would have no material affect on rulings, and by staying, the liberals are lending the court legitimacy. Take away that fig leaf, and the illegitimacy will be even more obvious than it already is.

Jon Stewart is no progressive, and some of his takes are frustratingly bad. Just this Monday, he made the case to his interviewee that there’s basically nothing we can do about climate change except maybe a little carbon scrubbing after the fact.

Your point still stands, but don’t forget basic inflation. $4,800 in 2022 is like > $5,300 now.

But you repeat yourself.

I dunno. I’m not a big molotov guy, but in general I think protests can lead directly to social and governmental changes.

This is a fun thought exercise but also a total strawman argument. There are many more reasonable ways to get rid of an oil company than to burn it all down overnight. Lots of countries have demonstrated examples of phased reductions of subsidies or increases in taxes to achieve a big policy shift in specific industries. A more radical but still not pants-on-head example is to nationalize a company or industry and then slowly and responsibly unwind it until there’s nothing left.

What would die is the goal of limitless growth (and limitless externalities). And it would presumably put the decision making about the right tradeoff between “industrial mechanisms” and the climate back in the hands of the people… instead of leaving that choice to self-interested billionaires.

entire rationale

I’m not sure if you’re sealioning—or just not reading the full page. Here are some other quotes from it about Amazon, specifically in regards to boycott rationale:

• “and Amazon, for funding this administration to secure their own corporate tax cuts”
• “Amazon holds a monopolistic position in the market”
• “contributes to dangerous working conditions for its employees and drivers”

Already did: You’re focusing on a minor detail rather than the bigger picture, and I think that’s kind of silly given the stakes here.

Great tip. Getting things used is a great way to give in a little bit less to capitalist wealth pumps.

Clearly.

That’s your takeaway?

Specifically, Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, boycott Target, Amazon (including Whole Foods), and Home Depot even harder than usual: https://weaintbuyingit.com/