Actually in Switzerland right now many new built homes are heated with geothermal energy instead of oil or gas. But guess what: Hydro-extractors need electricity to function. This is a good solution for the heating pollution in Switzerland, because we get 60% of our energy from our dams in the Alps. Nuclear power is a way of doing that for countries that don't have mountains or other geographical opportunities. Same goes for electric cars: they're only good if the electricity used to reduce carbon dioxide is green too.
Of course I prefer wind and solar energy over nuclear. But although these alternative energies are gaining ground fast, they're not fast enough to fill the gap.
[4 points]30 days ago by FewReplyEdited 30 days ago by Few
Capitalism does not mean that you're not supposed to help others. What jondough wrote about was individual responsibility as a principle of capitalism. Every human being tries to achieve the best for itself and by doing so, we help the society advance both financially and technologically. And yes, cooperation does play a crucial part in that process. And cooperation fits perfectly well into a capitalistic system. What's a (capitalistic) company in your eyes? It's a group of people cooperating in order to produce more or achieve something greater than a single individual could have.
[1 point]31 days ago by FewReplyEdited 31 days ago by Few
First you're using a funny definition for capitalism. Then I'd agree with dauguy - corruption is where humans are. If at all, I think the relation goes the other way: less capitalistic societies tend to be even more corrupt (i.e. Cuba, North Korea) as they're often unfree which leads to a underdeveloped or nonexistent juidicial system.
[2 points]37 days ago by FewReplyEdited 37 days ago by Few
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Actually in Switzerland right now many new built homes are heated with geothermal energy instead of oil or gas. But guess what: Hydro-extractors need electricity to function. This is a good solution for the heating pollution in Switzerland, because we get 60% of our energy from our dams in the Alps. Nuclear power is a way of doing that for countries that don't have mountains or other geographical opportunities. Same goes for electric cars: they're only good if the electricity used to reduce carbon dioxide is green too.
Of course I prefer wind and solar energy over nuclear. But although these alternative energies are gaining ground fast, they're not fast enough to fill the gap.
Capitalism does not mean that you're not supposed to help others. What jondough wrote about was individual responsibility as a principle of capitalism. Every human being tries to achieve the best for itself and by doing so, we help the society advance both financially and technologically. And yes, cooperation does play a crucial part in that process. And cooperation fits perfectly well into a capitalistic system. What's a (capitalistic) company in your eyes? It's a group of people cooperating in order to produce more or achieve something greater than a single individual could have.
First you're using a funny definition for capitalism. Then I'd agree with dauguy - corruption is where humans are. If at all, I think the relation goes the other way: less capitalistic societies tend to be even more corrupt (i.e. Cuba, North Korea) as they're often unfree which leads to a underdeveloped or nonexistent juidicial system.