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0 pointspaulcole3y ago0 comments

Wealthy people in developed countries won’t change. They either don’t want to inconvenience themselves or acknowledge that they’re the problem - or both.

People will instead say nonsense like, “corporations are the problem.”

I think it’s great that you’re taking steps to reduce your impact on the world (I’ve made many myself: no meat, no kids, no driving, no flying, small dense housing), but honestly don’t get your hopes up for anyone else following suit.

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dzdt3y ago

Wealthy people's habits may be the problem, but its important to understand that putting the blame on individuals' choices is a trap and distraction. The solution is regulation. Heavy, obtrusive, expensive regulation, which is required because as you say most people won't change.

mr_toad3y ago

> Heavy, obtrusive, expensive regulation, which is required because as you say most people won't change.

People will just vote it down. And not just the rich; the middle classes, the working classes, practically anyone who stands to lose even a few dollars or a few luxuries. People will only accept regulations that don’t affect themselves.

paulcoleOP3y ago

Yeah, I honestly don’t care if most people won’t change. I’ve done what I want to for the planet and I’ll be long dead before the bill for climate change really comes due. It’s their kids’ problem not mine. Good luck to them.

hexatin3y ago

At the risk of being trite, your comment did make me think of the line from the end of The Lorax:

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

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