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FWIW I think the eco intuition is not very durable. I can’t imagine people holding onto that when confronted, rather it’s just something people don’t consider w
by ethanbond 3y ago
FWIW I think the eco intuition is not very durable. I can’t imagine people holding onto that when confronted, rather it’s just something people don’t consider without it being brought up.
But the coziness, positive emotional affiliation is definitely hard to overcome. Especially since it’s pretty much the smell and sound of bad burning itself that is so desirable.
- sneak 3y ago> I can’t imagine people holding onto that when confronted Try it sometime and be surprised! People round up a bunch of common retorts: the smoke goes up, it smells good, it’s an old tradition, thousands of years, etc. People think that smoke isn’t that bad for you if it doesn’t make you cough, because it doesn’t feel bad in the lungs. The fireplace delusion taught me a lot about myself and my own mind, and humans in general. We fucking LOVE to fool ourselves into rationalizing our own preferences.
- ethanbond 3y agoNo I am agreeing with you. I’m saying that the issue is not that they refuse to believe it’s bad when explained, it’s that even when they’re convinced it’s bad, they “net out” to keeping them due to all the positive affiliations despite believing the harms.