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this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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Recycling your glass bottles won't negate the effect of a private jet taxing or a yacht sailing for 20 seconds even.
Always recycle. But don't compare it to the incredible environmental impact the rich has on the planet. Everyone has equal rights of polluting. Some polluting is just necessary as a human life require energy to sustain. The rich and poor have the same quota.
Stop making it sound as if "the rich" are the sole producer of emissions. Everyone has their share in this problem. Some more, some less, some far more. 1 million average people reducing emissions a bit is still more than one "rich person" reducing it a lot.
Yeah, except it would be more accurate to say that the richest one percent have their 48 shares each.
So because each rich person isn't responsible for a MILLION times as much, you want to pretend that they're no worse at all? Fuck off with that nonsense!
Hahaha, that is not what I said. I said everyone is responsible for driving less, looking at what they are buying, flying less, ... Instead of just throwing their arms in the air and saying the rich are to blame for everything. And note that probably all of us here are part of the world's top 10 %, given how poor most of the world is.
I agree. The rich are the main problem, and that should be top priority. But that also shouldn't be used as an excuse to not improve oneself personally. My suggestion is that people shouldn't worry about aiming for personal idealism, but should just make a conscious effort to be less environmentally damaging than their peers, their family, work colleges, and friends. If a person achieves that, then they can be confident that they are not the problem.
[edit] Obviously if everyone did what I'm suggesting then it would be a kind of race-to-the-bottom. But that's not happening. If it was, then we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. All I'm suggesting is a rough heuristic for what's reasonable for an individual to do on their own.
You only need 100k net worth to be in the richest 10 % of the world. Wiki: Distribution of wealth
Maybe stop talking about me personally and instead discuss the topic.
You call that "only"? Must be nice..
I'll stop talking about you personally when you personally stop being confidently wrong about everything.
Yes, I call that only. Median worth in the USA is almost double that! Most of the US people are at least twice as rich as the richest 10th percentile of the world!
You are right, we should all do something. That’s why I solemnly pledge never to take a private jet and to not engage in Space tourism. I dare any billionaire to follow my lead.