3M is a LOT of things (they’re based here in MN and have an annual ‘who’s gonna sue us for dumping chemicals’ festival), but they’re not stupid and they’re not careless.
Every move like this is carefully calculated by actuaries that have determined these decisions that will impact us for generations to come are the most optimal choice. Lawyers, settlements, class action lawsuits, EPA fines, it’s all part of the arithmetic.
Until enforcement goes after board members with personal liability or % of the company’s income, this is going to continue.
Very true. The story about PFAS that broke the whole thing was fascinating in that the people asking others to study it had already studied it and knew exactly what they would find.
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Fuck capitalism. That’s the cause here.
Consumerism is just a symptom of capitalism.
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