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Shepherds can believe the commons are being depleted without it altering the incentive to graze their own sheep there. It would be nice if the option were betwe
by savanaly 8y ago
Shepherds can believe the commons are being depleted without it altering the incentive to graze their own sheep there. It would be nice if the option were between
a) cut back on carbon emissions personally, and climate change will be undone
b) do nothing and let climate change take its course
but the reality is the option for your average consumer is
a) cut back on carbon emissions personally, and whatever happens to the world will happen regardless because you're only a microscopic contribution to the problem/solution
b) do nothing, and whatever happens to the world will happen regardless because you're only a microscopic contribution to the problem/solution
- tormeh 8y agoThere's a third option, though: Do whatever, but vote for a party that wants to curb emissions. Only governments can turn this around. Listened to an interview with a climate scientist who was advocating that. He said individual action is a distraction.
- hanniabu 8y agoNeither political party is taking things seriously enough. They care too much to appease their corporate overlords.