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If a single rich asshole can fly in a private jet and release more CO2 in a year than I could produce in a decade…
Then my personal dinner plate is at the bottom on the list of steps to take.
As someone who never owned a car, bikes everywhere, and eats well… I’m FUCKING sick of being told that the issue is what I eat while the majority of the problem comes from those far richer, more culpable and FAR more capable of improving things than my dinner plate.
Every little bit helps...but also, eliminating billionaires would just be better.
I mean, I agree with you I principle but as more time goes on I wonder if the “right” mentality is the least effective.
Sure a 1% change in 1000 people can add up… But what if 2 people can outweigh all that change? What if 1000 people’s action are irrelevant if 2 people don’t care?
So what is a better approach? Trying to convince 1000 people of altruistic sacrifice or regulating something crazy only 2 people are doing?
I agree with you in principle and in practice
Sounds like it's time for an obligatory "eat the rich". Two problems eliminated with one set of cutlery.