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The issue, in principle at least, is that those who accrue the benefits of pollution don't bear its costs. Yes, it might be nice having a Tesla outside your Ath
by scarmig 10y ago
The issue, in principle at least, is that those who accrue the benefits of pollution don't bear its costs. Yes, it might be nice having a Tesla outside your Atherton villa, but that is a cold comfort to a thousand Bengali kids who drown in a flood.
- sbuttgereit 10y agoThe principle is bull and intellectually dishonest. It's not about Teslas, but about the nails that hold most homes together: factory made. The trucks that delivered the nails and the food the workers eat... Factory made. As you sit bemoaning the evil of industrialization, using tools only made possible by that same industrialization, are you not profiting from the very same pollution you condemn? As far as those not receiving those benefits... It's not zero sum. Am I fortunate to live in a country that even still recognizes some sense of the individual and is also a country of laws? Yes. But that good fortune is not the result of someone not receiving that good fortune. My living any lesser quality of life will do me no good and will not improve the life of those poor Bengali kids in any way.