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In no other area do we kindly request people not to do bad and damaging things. You don't tell the public "Drink driving is really bad, so please be considerat
by SilverRed 5y ago
In no other area do we kindly request people not to do bad and damaging things.
You don't tell the public "Drink driving is really bad, so please be considerate and don't do it". Instead you ban drink driving and vigorously enforce the ban.
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoYes, and I eagerly await the day governments around the world impose hefty CO2 taxes. Until that day comes, again - why would we be absolved of our moral duties? Is it really necessary for everyone to eat meat every day? (30% of Western Europeans already say no [1].) Is it really necessary for everyone to buy a new smartphone every year? [1] https://veganz.com/blog/veganz-nutrition-study-2020/ https://veganz.com/blog/veganz-nutrition-study-2020/
- SilverRed 5y agoTo be clear, I agree with you and make my best efforts but I know that there is no way that requiring individuals to apply restrictions to themselves is going to work. Seeing how little effect it has had vs tiny changes from government having massive effects.
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoYes, I agree with you too :) Government action is definitely needed and I'll be among the first to advocate as such. That notwithstanding, I think we also each have a duty to examine our own lifestyles critically. Like I wrote in a reply to another user - in 2019, 60 flights took off every day from Amsterdam to London (just a 4-hour journey by rail) - someone's taking all those flights.