Random corporation: We’re proud to announce that our happy little family is choosing to adopt greener policies, and we’re going to donate leftover products to shelters!
Neoliberal: See? Capitalism can absolutely reconcile individual self-interest of capitalists and the broader human needs of communities! This voluntary choice by this corporation demonstrates that.
Leftist: Actually, little concessions like this will not ultimately quell climate change or eradicate poverty. More often than not, they just do surface furnishings for the sake of social capital. Most companies will never seriously care about a given issue if there’s even a moderate impact on their bottom line, and real solutions to climate change, global poverty, widespread automation, social calamities, etc. will require sweeping systemic change. If given the choice between qualitative change for the betterment of humanity and profits as per usual, capitalists will choose the latter 99% of the time – a system built on competition and capital accumulation essentially compels them to do so.
Neoliberal: WELL. What do you want them to do??! They have to stay in business somehow!! What’s wrong with wanting to make a profit sweety =)
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