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Be glad because these are the people that are burning our future.

• inconceivable 3y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes yeah i think i'll take being rich with a private jet instead of being middle class while still burning our future.
  • _Microft 3y ago
    The average western citizen might emit more than what is sustainable already but we're talking about people that are emitting orders of magnitude more than that.
    • inconceivable 3y ago
      well, you're doing a fantastic job of outsourcing their guilt, i'm sure they sleep just fine at night at 30k feet while simultaneously convincing you to reduce your quality of life.
    • oh_sigh 3y ago
      But there are orders of magnitude fewer ultra rich than there are average western citizens. Focusing on every westerner reducing their GHG emissions a bit would have far more substantial results than even completely eliminating 100% of the GHG emissions from the ultra rich.
      • Mechanical9 3y ago
        The ultra rich have orders of magnitude more influence over politics, regulation, and private business than the average western citizen, so I would think that focusing on the ultra rich in one way or another should yield pretty substantial results.