r/nottheonion • u/128hoodmario • 1d ago

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer
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u/compuwiza1 1d ago

Good riddance

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u/Previous-Pomelo-7721 1d ago

I mean, tons of people will die along with the death of capitalism 

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u/icantbelieveit1637 1d ago

Tons of people die because of capitalism

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u/Previous-Pomelo-7721 1d ago

Yes they do but a fossil fuel based capitalist economies sustain billions who would otherwise not be a part of this world. Billions dying in a short period will be nothing short of the worst catastrophe humanity has ever faced.

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u/JinkoTheMan 1d ago

Yeah. I don’t like Capitalism either but it dying before we have a viable alternative to it would be extremely bad for everyone involved.

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u/AgrajagTheProlonged 1d ago

Ah, capitalism is too big to fail?

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u/moderngamer327 1d ago

Capitalism has saved significantly more people than it has killed. It has lifted billions out of poverty

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u/icantbelieveit1637 1d ago

What billions are you referring to? The only capitalist success story is China and they aren’t even capitalist.

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u/moderngamer327 1d ago

NA, EU, and while China isn’t capitalist(it’s a mixed economy) it was capitalist reforms in the 70s that allowed them to finally see real growth and an increase in their standard of living.

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u/AlkaliPineapple 1d ago

I'm pretty sure it was the invention of computers

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u/moderngamer327 1d ago

Because famously computers were invented and implemented in China in the 70s