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  1. Dec 2024
  2. Nov 2024
    1. bankers were supposed to be the Servants of capital but with globalization they became the the Masters of the Universe with one press of the button they could destroy two countries At Once by taking billions and billions from one country from let's say the United States hollowing out whole manufacturing areas destroying the working class there and throwing the money into Korea right and then when the bubble bursts in Korea with they press the same button and the money leaves Korea and Korea is destroyed

      for - financialization - masters of the universe - can destroy countries with the press of a button - Yanis Varoufakis

  3. Jan 2024
    1. we need to make the transition acceptable and attractive for the vast majority of citizens, and the only way to do that, is to make the changes easy to adopt. This requires strong engagement with society at large, and policies that make sustainable life choices not only easier, but also cheaper and more attractive. Or, put it the other way around, it must be more expensive to destroy the planet or the health of our fellow citizens".
      • for: meme - make it expensive to destroy the planet, quote - Johan Rockstrom, quote - make it expensive to destroy the planet, key insight - make it expensive to destroy the planet

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      • quote: Johan Rockstrom
        • we need to make the transition acceptable and attractive for the vast majority of citizens, and the only way to do that, is to make the changes easy to adopt. This requires strong engagement with society at large, and policies that make sustainable life choices not only easier, but also cheaper and more attractive. Or, put it the other way around, it must be more expensive to destroy the planet or the health of our fellow citizens".
  4. May 2021