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Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? (plantbasednews.org)
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[–] kilgore@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see your point, though I think the comparison isn't quite accurate. My one vote doesn't get canceled out many times over by the vote of a billionaire (though I suppose you could argue that lobbying by that billionaire could indeed cancel it out.

I guess I'm just growing pessimistic. For as much as I personally do, I feel its a drop in the water that is negated 1000 times over by corporations and wealthy individuals. I'm also tired of the narrative being focused on individual effort instead of pressuring corporations etc. to take more responsibility. But both individual and corporate/government action are needed, I suppose, if we're going to save ourselves...

[–] TheBurlapBandit@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That billionaire doing the right thing is going to force the same lifestyle changes anyway. Meat tycoon shuts down operations. Now no meat is available for purchase- vegan is the only option. Coal plants shut down. Blackout hours are enforced while battery infrastructure catches up. Auto makers shut down operations. Public transit is clogged until capacity increases, more people start biking. Airlines drastically cut available flights. No long distance travel for you until high speed rail can be built. Shipping magnates vessels are decommissioned. Many goods are either more expensive or entirely unavailable.

[–] kilgore@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I agree! And I think that's the only way we'll actually get a critical mass of people to change their ways.