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> The dismissal of environmentalists as "lol eat bugs" is really fucking sad, to me. I don't see it as a dismissal of real environmentalists, more a laugh at t

> The dismissal of environmentalists as "lol eat bugs" is really fucking sad, to me. I don't see it as a dismissal of real environmentalists, more a laugh at the hypocrite corporatist ruling class who take their private jets and mega yachts to conferences where they pat one another on the back and tell everybody else to eat bugs. Them, and the army of sycophants and apologists who they've fooled.

PoignardAzur 3y ago
I have a pretty strong suspicion that the average person who holds this discourse does not support political actions against global warming even when they would hamper big corporations and rich people (eg carbon taxes, cap-and-trade policies, closing coal plants, pre-planned ICE vehicle bans in 10 years, etc). The last person who gave me this spiel said it right after suggesting I take the place from france to canada, and got mad I suggested they install an electric stove instead of a gas one.
- throwawaylinux 3y ago
  I don't quite understand what you're saying here. Somebody told you to eat bugs and you suggested they get rid of their gas stove for some reason. I don't quite see how it addresses what I or the original poster wrote. For what it's worth, it's perfectly possible to be disillusioned and angry at the ruling class and their policies and their hypocrisy and profiteering at the expense of the environment, while also wishing for real uncorrupted environmental action. Some people are sick of it all and have given up on it. I place a lot more blame on the people who soured their attitudes.
smcl 3y ago
It could be that this was the intent behind that comment. However I usually see "they want you to eat bugs" as a scaremongering tactic, when in reality the "they" in question just want some pretty uncontroversial stuff like decent public transport.
- throwawaylinux 3y ago
  It's possible, but I don't think that would be assuming good faith or having a charitable interpretation of a comment. FWIW I more often see the "eat the bugs" meme in response to obscenely rich elites and politicians advocating policies that require sacrifice from commoners.

PoignardAzur 3y ago

I have a pretty strong suspicion that the average person who holds this discourse does not support political actions against global warming even when they would hamper big corporations and rich people (eg carbon taxes, cap-and-trade policies, closing coal plants, pre-planned ICE vehicle bans in 10 years, etc). The last person who gave me this spiel said it right after suggesting I take the place from france to canada, and got mad I suggested they install an electric stove instead of a gas one.

throwawaylinux 3y ago
I don't quite understand what you're saying here. Somebody told you to eat bugs and you suggested they get rid of their gas stove for some reason. I don't quite see how it addresses what I or the original poster wrote. For what it's worth, it's perfectly possible to be disillusioned and angry at the ruling class and their policies and their hypocrisy and profiteering at the expense of the environment, while also wishing for real uncorrupted environmental action. Some people are sick of it all and have given up on it. I place a lot more blame on the people who soured their attitudes.

smcl 3y ago

It could be that this was the intent behind that comment. However I usually see "they want you to eat bugs" as a scaremongering tactic, when in reality the "they" in question just want some pretty uncontroversial stuff like decent public transport.

throwawaylinux 3y ago
It's possible, but I don't think that would be assuming good faith or having a charitable interpretation of a comment. FWIW I more often see the "eat the bugs" meme in response to obscenely rich elites and politicians advocating policies that require sacrifice from commoners.