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> People living outside of the Western world also have a negative impact globally. Yes we live in a globalized society, everything is linked. Now what? > In m

> People living outside of the Western world also have a negative impact globally. Yes we live in a globalized society, everything is linked. Now what? > In many cases a much worse one. This is wrong. You seem pretty shallowly convinced so i will just negate you and provide just as much evidence. As far as i'm concerned, i will be happy if this conversation made you actually look up some evidence (to support your point). I'd bet a lot that you will be surprised by what you will find, but hey, everybody deserves to believe what they want when they don't know. Respect (honest). Now i'm out of this thread, it's starting to get out of hand.

DontchaKnowit 4y ago
Idk if you've ever been to a third world country, but turns out no one outside of the first world gives a ruling fuck about the environment. Trash cans in public aren't a thing. Chemicals are dumped into drinking water sources. Smoke is pumped into the air at staggering rates. First world countries are objectively way more environmentally friendly. Not saying that makes anyone better or worse ( lord knows I've contributed nothing on this front) just stating facts
throwaway4aday 4y ago
Sorry I didn't provide any references but they're only a google search away. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/air-pollution-hurts-poorest-most https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/air-pollution-hu... https://www.cgdev.org/media/developing-countries-are-responsible-63-percent-current-carbon-emissions https://www.cgdev.org/media/developing-countries-are-respons... https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/one-three-countries-world-lack-any-legally-mandated-standards https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/one-thre... I'm sure you could argue that their pollution is worse due to all of the trade with wealthier countries, fair enough, but currently the only solution to that would deprive them of the vast majority of their income and would set those countries back decades if not centuries given that trade is a major driver of development within any country.

DontchaKnowit 4y ago

Idk if you've ever been to a third world country, but turns out no one outside of the first world gives a ruling fuck about the environment. Trash cans in public aren't a thing. Chemicals are dumped into drinking water sources. Smoke is pumped into the air at staggering rates. First world countries are objectively way more environmentally friendly. Not saying that makes anyone better or worse ( lord knows I've contributed nothing on this front) just stating facts

throwaway4aday 4y ago

Sorry I didn't provide any references but they're only a google search away. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/air-pollution-hurts-poorest-most https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/air-pollution-hu... https://www.cgdev.org/media/developing-countries-are-responsible-63-percent-current-carbon-emissions https://www.cgdev.org/media/developing-countries-are-respons... https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/one-three-countries-world-lack-any-legally-mandated-standards https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/one-thre... I'm sure you could argue that their pollution is worse due to all of the trade with wealthier countries, fair enough, but currently the only solution to that would deprive them of the vast majority of their income and would set those countries back decades if not centuries given that trade is a major driver of development within any country.