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> At the very least "burning fossil fuels is bad" is a statement of privilege. A person who's cold or unable to travel or get necessities delivered would never
by rkk3 5y ago
> At the very least "burning fossil fuels is bad" is a statement of privilege. A person who's cold or unable to travel or get necessities delivered would never say this.
You could extend this argument "Slavery is bad", "Genocide is bad", "War is bad" etc. are all statements of "privilege".
Completely ignoring climate change, particulate pollution from fossil fuels has killed a terrible amount of people and will continue to do so for some time. Currently its around 13,000 per year in the US.
- nradov 5y agoHow many people would have died if they didn't have affordable access to power, heat, and transportation from fossil fuels? Particulate emissions are a risk but tighter emissions standards have done a lot to mitigate that problem.
- rkk3 5y agoIsn't there a difference between tradeoff's in the 1800's and 2021? The benefits of fossil fuels is not the issue, the cost is. If today we in fact have alternative's that do not inflict such a terrible cost on human life, is it incorrect to say the choice is "bad". The WHO estimates 7 million people a year are dying from air pollution. https://www.who.int/health-topics/air-pollution#tab=tab_1 https://www.who.int/health-topics/air-pollution#tab=tab_1
- kokanator 5y agoIt could be argued that CO2 emitting fuels have propelled most world advancement we account to pulling countries into prosperity. It is necessary for any trade of goods with other countries for instance. Think ships for a minute, huge fuel consumers. Without them you wouldn't even have the computer you are reading this on. The course is to change culture so it collectively seeks alternative fuels not damn the corporation that has done the very thing we have asked them to do.