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This is very true, but the fact is that I'm not interested in solving the problem. I'm satisfied with contributing less to it. The sacrifice asked of me is too
by arjie 12y ago
This is very true, but the fact is that I'm not interested in solving the problem. I'm satisfied with contributing less to it. The sacrifice asked of me is too much, and it seems most people think so. Would we rather have catastrophic climate change in the future if it permits our current standards of living? I think I speak for almost everyone when I answer in the affirmative.
Sure, I bike, I recycle, and I take public transit instead of driving. But I know that this doesn't change the world. It just reduces my contribution to the problem, and that is sufficient for me.
- fulafel 12y agoIt seems to me this is the de facto situation of most environmentally conscious people. A good first step is to acknowledge that baby steps are OK as long as they are on a good trajectory, and you show people around you that you can admit the facts to yourself without immediately falling into a funk of bad conscience and apathy.