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RE: Dystopian Nestle Chairman: Water Cannot Be Free
I’m not sure I see the issue here... I understand that an evolved society will have a gift economy, so I understand the objection to profit-seeking (though we are not yet an evolved society; capitalism will outlast authoritarianism, and the former cannot be tackled until the latter is overcome). And yes, the plastic is an issue. But I don’t see anything here about Nestle interfering with anyone’s ability to get water. I don’t care about permits (they’re invalid anyway) and having water is not a human right (though having unimpeded access to water is), so what’s the big deal here with Nestle?
the problem with profit seeking is that there is no way to quantify it... profit seeking can be stretched by "moral relativism", so there is no way to get rid of large scale murders and thefts, and pillage of the environment. In short what exactly Nestle and co are doing. They are unstoppable. Like Nestle pumping up water in a drought stricken area, or pumping illegally for peanut and while making 280,000% profits (wait for my next blog).... PLUS poisoning the bottled water with microplastic (coming from environment pollution by plastic) and the plastic bottle itself containing 2400 chemicals ... insane profits to make society sick. That is a triple whammy, correct?
Profit seeking cannot be regulated because a premise based on competition requires profit seeking to stay afloat, such a society will thus commit suicide by consumption. It is the endless game of the carrot and the stick but with no happy ending.
Profit seeking is the process by which wealth and poverty are created because value is subjective. It is a flaw embedded in monetarism. On top of that one's material possessions are limited in time. If money had a permanent value instead of depending on the demand and supply, it would have positive effects, and in such a society, there would be no rich nor poor, as the economy would translate into a zero sum game and obey Natural Laws.
To summarize: the subjectivity of value is the "esoteric force" that will always destroy the markets. Free market theories only work on paper.
Thank you for clarifying. I agree, humanity cannot express its full potential in an environment of profit-seeking. It’s not the way of the wise. I was just wondering why Nestle was being singled out. The plastic issue seems to be widespread, not limited to them. Pumping during a drought is only significant if it negatively impacted others’ ability to get water. The word “illegally” means nothing to me, so that’s not a consideration. Is there a company providing water that you know is more responsible? I buy distilled water, so I’m very concerned about this. I don’t want to support these guys if they’re blatant rights violators.