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> Entrenched views from decades of marketing by the fossil industry, I guess. Not just regular marketing but specifically cultivating particular political part
by acdha 3y ago
> Entrenched views from decades of marketing by the fossil industry, I guess.
Not just regular marketing but specifically cultivating particular political parties and making it a tribal loyalty test. I think of my grandfather as an example: he switched to CFLs and LED bulbs earlier in the century because as a child of the Depression he’s totally on board with saving money, but last summer he made some anti-EV comments because as a long-time Republican voter people he trusted had claimed that they were a left-wing conspiracy (this is moot for him since he can’t drive any more). I doubt they ever mentioned oil directly but the money was there behind the scenes getting to that point.