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I'm sorry to be so blunt, but this is pure 100% Grade A bullshit. Individual action isn't going to detectable move the needle at this point, and claiming otherw

I'm sorry to be so blunt, but this is pure 100% Grade A bullshit. Individual action isn't going to detectable move the needle at this point, and claiming otherwise is actively harmful. The only thing that you as an individual can do is lobby your politicians to enact systematic change at the national and global level.

perfunctory 7y ago
> The only thing that you as an individual can do is lobby your politicians Do you have any specific tips on how to lobby the politicians?
- keith_analog 7y ago
  Here's a link to one lobbying org whose mission I believe in. https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/
- graeme 7y ago
  Call, write, donate to those parties proposing carbon taxes, join advocacy groups for the same, form or join an interest group. Join an opinion polling group and give answers.
  - pojzon 7y ago
    What if none of our politicians want to do that and just promote populism giving everybody voting on them money for having more kids ? Promoting consumtion even more and selling out country treasures (land, forests) to pay for loans ? And if you try to create new party to promote "not fitting" slogans, you disappear or have "an accident".. World is a shithole now. Only way is to run away from all of this but not everyone has such possibility and there is not many places to run to.
WaltPurvis 7y ago
I don't believe lobbying as an individual is effective either. We need to participate in combined lobbying efforts to maybe exert an influence a fraction as strong as the thinly veiled (and occasionally outright) bribery committed by giant corporations and sociopathic billionaires.
dang 7y ago
The first sentence here breaks the site guidelines against calling names in arguments. Would you please review them? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Your comment would be just fine without that bit.

perfunctory 7y ago

> The only thing that you as an individual can do is lobby your politicians Do you have any specific tips on how to lobby the politicians?

keith_analog 7y ago
Here's a link to one lobbying org whose mission I believe in. https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/
graeme 7y ago
Call, write, donate to those parties proposing carbon taxes, join advocacy groups for the same, form or join an interest group. Join an opinion polling group and give answers.
- pojzon 7y ago
  What if none of our politicians want to do that and just promote populism giving everybody voting on them money for having more kids ? Promoting consumtion even more and selling out country treasures (land, forests) to pay for loans ? And if you try to create new party to promote "not fitting" slogans, you disappear or have "an accident".. World is a shithole now. Only way is to run away from all of this but not everyone has such possibility and there is not many places to run to.

WaltPurvis 7y ago

I don't believe lobbying as an individual is effective either. We need to participate in combined lobbying efforts to maybe exert an influence a fraction as strong as the thinly veiled (and occasionally outright) bribery committed by giant corporations and sociopathic billionaires.

dang 7y ago

The first sentence here breaks the site guidelines against calling names in arguments. Would you please review them? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Your comment would be just fine without that bit.