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Back when climate change was the issue of the day, there was a response I heard. Paraphrased, it's "I won't take climate change seriously until the people who t
by trothamel 1y ago
Back when climate change was the issue of the day, there was a response I heard. Paraphrased, it's "I won't take climate change seriously until the people who tell me to take climate change seriously take climate change seriously."
For example, instead of climate conferences being virtual, they're held in person and attended by multiple leaders that fly in on private jets.
https://theconversation.com/why-are-people-still-flying-to-climate-conferences-by-private-jet-218459 https://theconversation.com/why-are-people-still-flying-to-c...
People are sensitive to classism during a purported crisis, and so things like that tend to ruin messaging.
- a_imho 1y agoNail on the head for me, people react to the hypocrisy. Virtual is a prime example. Can't take seriously when a a business advertises how environmentally conscious they are on one hand, but forcing people to commute via RTO on the other.