And that’s basically the problem, nobody wants to give up anything today to address a potential problem at some indefinite point in the future. However, if the problem is going to be as bad as all the experts suggest it will be, then by the time it becomes obvious that something needs doing it might be beyond our ability to do anything.
nobody wants to give up anything today to address a potential problem at some indefinite point in the future
Thing is, whenever the topic of “giving up something” pops up in regards to climate issues, it’s near universally shit like “don’t use plastic straws” and “eat less meat”. It’s never “ban private jets”, it’s never “better public transport infrastructure”. Of course people aren’t willing to give up whatever measley comforts they can scrounge, when there are individuals more rich than entire cities or even states!
I think that’s just a result of sustained and intentional capitalist propaganda. The idea is that nothing can fundamentally changed, but you can do these little token gestures to make yourself feel better. This is why liberalism is so key to capitalist ideology, it’s all about individual action without any systemic thinking.
And that’s basically the problem, nobody wants to give up anything today to address a potential problem at some indefinite point in the future. However, if the problem is going to be as bad as all the experts suggest it will be, then by the time it becomes obvious that something needs doing it might be beyond our ability to do anything.
Thing is, whenever the topic of “giving up something” pops up in regards to climate issues, it’s near universally shit like “don’t use plastic straws” and “eat less meat”. It’s never “ban private jets”, it’s never “better public transport infrastructure”. Of course people aren’t willing to give up whatever measley comforts they can scrounge, when there are individuals more rich than entire cities or even states!
I think that’s just a result of sustained and intentional capitalist propaganda. The idea is that nothing can fundamentally changed, but you can do these little token gestures to make yourself feel better. This is why liberalism is so key to capitalist ideology, it’s all about individual action without any systemic thinking.