BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month ago‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1472arrow-down14
arrow-up1468arrow-down1external-link‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy.www.theguardian.comBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareSSJMarx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agoThere are, but the rate of their increase declines year over year, causing firms to cling to them with ever more self-sabotaging tactics. Then there’s a crisis, and a collapse - there’s a whole book about this, I highly recommend it.
minus-squareEatspancakes84@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAgain, just not true. From before the pandemic (2019) to now, profits have increased by about 25 percent.
minus-squareSSJMarx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 month ago“rate of profit” is not the same thing as “profit”. You would know this if you read the book.
There are, but the rate of their increase declines year over year, causing firms to cling to them with ever more self-sabotaging tactics. Then there’s a crisis, and a collapse - there’s a whole book about this, I highly recommend it.
Again, just not true. From before the pandemic (2019) to now, profits have increased by about 25 percent.
“rate of profit” is not the same thing as “profit”. You would know this if you read the book.