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Different activists have different goals. Assuming societal death is a goal is extremely uncharitable and wrong for the majority of activists. For example, I b
by vineyardmike 4y ago
Different activists have different goals. Assuming societal death is a goal is extremely uncharitable and wrong for the majority of activists.
For example, I believe that carbon emissions and the resulting climate change is the biggest climate issue we face.
I live in California, many people here are against damming because it will damage the natural environment where the reservoirs form. I think the reservoir damage is worth the “carbon cleanliness” of hydro power. Other people care more about preserving untouched nature more than the climate. They have different goals.
Still others think we should reduce consumption of resources like plastics because of their environmental impact. They may prefer more expensive or energy intense production methods and recycling methods.
Most activists won’t say something else is bad. Eg I think recycling is good, but I would prefer lower greenhouse emissions over lower trash. FWIW I don’t eat meat. It’s better for the environment, because it’s reduce emissions. It’s also less wasteful of water which is environmentally expensive. I don’t eat almonds for the same reasons. But I’d rather expend water if it reduced emissions, but I’m not sure of any examples where those are opposed, maybe with certain fabrics and their cost of production?
My jobs is also to reduce methane emissions at natural gas facilities, because in 2023 we need gas so let’s try to make it less polluting.
- phpisthebest 4y ago>>Different activists have different goals. while that is true, that is minority, I see ALOT of activists that actibly hold contradictory positions. For example I have seen, ALOT of people (and I know you are not one of them) "I dont drink dairy milk because it is bad for the earth, instead I drink Almond Milk"..... ehhhhhh Supplanting Almond Milk for Cow milk is a good position if you are doing it for animal ethics, but do claim you are saving the earth by doing it is non-sense. >> I think recycling is good, but I would prefer lower greenhouse emissions over lower trash This is not a contradictory position, it is sad the recycling movement has lost its way soo much.. The movement is/was REDUCE>REUSE>RECYCLE... is not just recycling. Some how we have skipped the first 2 and just worry about the last one. Part of that is need for the economy for always be consuming... so there is incentives by both government and corporations to get people to buy less durable less fixable goods. This is why right to repair is critical to the environmental movement, but here again I have seen alot of climate activists posting from their iPhone how it is dangerous to allow people to fix their property..