What drives capitalism? Profit, of course. How much profit is there in a device that would save the world? None. Zip. Zilch. You put tons of money in it, it saves the world, and you didn't make a penny from it. So why would Apple develop an iWorldsaver when people are mesmerized by high-res, 2-inch screens with little frogs jumping across lanes of traffic? Not going to happen.
My point is that the only development of environmentally positive systems (e.g., wind turbines, solar panels, or a device that turns assholes into something useful) is going to come from pooled tax money--which can be terminated by the next collection of assholes in congress--or university research. And the majority will even notice the impending catastrophe because they will be texting.
One of the biggest problems with capitalism is that the only profit to be made from doing anything sustainable will come as pressures from depleted resources (used up or polluted) mount and there is little time for development.
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