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false dichotomy

• JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > false dichotomy It's also that. (Edited to be clearer.) In this case, the false economy [1] is in progress towards decarbonization. You can do a lot of busywork towards expanding public transit, which feels good in the short term, but it's easier to kill and more politically volatile. In the same time, you could have banked saved emissions through EVs. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_economy