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Don't mistake a lack of empowerment with hypocrisy. When someone advocates for policy to limit the emissions of vehicles produced by the automotive industry, bu
by jonbronson 7y ago
Don't mistake a lack of empowerment with hypocrisy. When someone advocates for policy to limit the emissions of vehicles produced by the automotive industry, but happens to drive their car to work everyday, that's not hypocrisy. That's a person who is coping with the system around them, still advocating to change that system in the only way that is meaningful. Systemic changes require large actions. To pretend that individual actions alone will get us out of this death spiral is at best naive.
- goatinaboat 7y agosomeone advocates for policy to limit the emissions of vehicles produced by the automotive industry, but happens to drive their car to work everyday, that's not hypocrisy Agreed, but if a person who owns multiple homes and flies between them says it, it’s clear that they want you to believe something that they don’t believe themselves. The climate movement really needs to divest itself of celebrities because they do nothing but undermine the message.
- RobertRoberts 7y agoI agree on your automotive analogy. But what about these? 1. Have fewer kids. (but only some countries) 2. Don't fly so much. (but we can fly anytime we want in our private planes) 3. Per capita pollution needs to go down. (but not for us and our private planes) 4. You need to lower carbon emissions by changing your purchasing habits. (but we can buy private yachts and multiple homes) 5. Use paper straws in plastic bags. (instead of plastic straws in paper bags) 6. Take action to prevent carbon increase (but only things we approve of (ie, no planting trees...)) etc... It seems that the loudest and biggest hypocrites are the rich and powerful.