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> I don't think individual action is going to cut it, I agree individual action alone is not enough. But it might be a necessary stepping stone to start transf

• js8 7y ago
  What we often don't realize though is how many of our own individual actions are actually due to societal (cultural) pressures. For example, flying to conferences. It is considered to be normal, and people who would refuse to fly (as a conscientious objector to climate change) would be considered "weird". But it is really just a cultural norm here. We readily accept vegetarians, for example, and we accommodate for that. In a similar way, we could accept that some people object to flying (or it could even be the default).
  • perfunctory 7y ago
    > It is considered to be normal, and people who would refuse to fly (as a conscientious objector to climate change) would be considered "weird". Exactly, shifting cultural norm is more important than an actual emissions saving from skipping a flight.