• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    That’s why regulation exists. Regulate the businesses to prevent pollution. Trying to get polluters to pay is like trying to get the person who opened the champagne to put the cork back in. Even if they succeed, it’s not the same.

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      2 months ago

      There is another aspect to this that we have seen with banks and social media companies: Fines are just a cost of doing business.