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The inability to solve global warming is itself the result of a small number of wealthy and powerful groups having outsized influence and these groups operating
by joe_the_user 3y ago
The inability to solve global warming is itself the result of a small number of wealthy and powerful groups having outsized influence and these groups operating in a fashion so short sighted that they cannot sacrifice their interests to solve the problem.
- nradov 3y agoThe inability to solve global warming is itself the result of billions of poor and middle-class people wanting to consume more energy (sometimes indirectly) in order to improve their quality of life. All else being equal, most regular people worldwide would prefer to live in a large private house filled with high-quality manufactured goods, eat a lot of meat, and drive a large comfortable private car. You can argue that this is irrational or unhealthy or that no one really needs so much stuff, but good luck convincing people that they should vote to voluntarily reduce their standard of living in furtherance of somewhat nebulous global goals.
- mistermann 3y agoIt's also the result of large numbers of people continuing to support an illusory political system that sustains this status quo. As I see it, the wealthy play a non trivial role in the marketing of the "superiority" of this system, and rare is the person who can seriously consider whether it may(!) objectively be one of the primary root causes, despite the role it plays in setting rules, distributing "information", etc.