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Not every culture values virtue signaling as much as the current regime in the west; performative acts are not necessarily going to influence other cultures suc
by VLM 4y ago
Not every culture values virtue signaling as much as the current regime in the west; performative acts are not necessarily going to influence other cultures such as China, etc.
- anonym29 4y agoI agree. China is either going to require us to find a real diplomatic solution, or get so good at producing technology that removes carbon from the environment sustainably, at scale, that we can simply suck up other countries' excess carbon. Either way, these will be expensive and the political will for such solutions is probably not here in our current political system. I commented further down about needing to address political corruption first and foremost (removing "lobbyists", overturning CU, etc) - I think this will be an important step in producing a political system that will even allow us to effectively address climate change in the first place.
- babypuncher 4y agoBanning CFC's was not "virtue signalling". The Montreal Protocol has been a massive success and likely already saved countless lives.
- HelloMcFly 4y agoDo you see all investments in green energy and waste reduction - even those that are creating material effects at a national level - as performative?