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Maybe it would be more accurate to say most people couldn't care less about the Earth's "imminent demise" (whatever that means). I mean sure, there are lots of
by briga 7y ago
Maybe it would be more accurate to say most people couldn't care less about the Earth's "imminent demise" (whatever that means). I mean sure, there are lots of people who say they care, but how many have stopped driving cars, or flying planes, or eating food shipped from the other side of the planet, or living in giant single-family homes with huge lawns, or any of the countless wasteful convenient things that our society runs on? If anything I think big tech companies have been more environmentally conscious than most, so I don't think you can just use them as a scapegoat for why the world is the way it is. Individual people are causing the problems, it's not just big evil corporations.
- mechagodzilla 7y agoAn individual giving up their car and living in a yurt has literally zero impact on the global problem. It’s like being in a burning stadium and saying “well that person won’t toss their 4 oz drink on the fire, so why should we bother calling the fire department?” Strong concerted effort from people with social/economic/political power is pretty much the only thing that can actually move the needle in terms of biodiversity loss, global warming and all its consequences, etc. just imagine if Silicon Valley companies exerted effort similar to what they’re willing to do to subvert labor protections to change our energy infrastructure!
- hackerpacker 7y agowhen you concentrate that much power, the effects may be worse than the original problem. Indeed it may not even address or care about the original problem once it reaches critical mass. The type of people who are interested in social/economic/political power, seem mostly interested in social/economic/political power, and the moral crisis de-jour is just a tool.