cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22819667

“If our overheating planet is a result of human greed, then it must be a special kind of greed, a kind that emerged puzzlingly late in the long history of our species and then with a sudden vengeance.”

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    6 days ago

    suddenly everyone got greedy

    Yeah, just now. Not 500-2000 years ago with Pharos, Kings and Emperors. Humanity has always been greedy, and cruel.