• JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Have you considered that those things aren’t done not because of stupidity but because a small subset of society that holds most of the political power and media benefits from those things being done?

    The system isn’t flawed in the sense that it doesn’t work. It does. Extremely well. It just doesn’t work for you and me or to make everyone’s lives better.

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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      3 days ago

      Yeah imagine bees saying we KNOW smoking us and removing our honey leads to disorder and pointless work, so why do we keep doing it?

      A little glib I admit, but I agree. There are a minority of people holding us back, and not enough political capital, or incentive, to make the necessary changes.

      • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 days ago

        I don’t know if that analogy fully works. Bees get safety, they get a maintained home, as a colony they get healthcare from pests and similar, they get security when things get rough

        Yes, they do more work, but the beekeeper also cares for them, and ensures their survival to a greater degree

        Not to mention, they’re not caged, they’re free to leave

        • Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works
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          Yeah, if bees are stressed by their hive location, they move. Bees will just leave honey farms if they have some sort of detrimental effect that out weights the benefits of the hive location.