• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    “It’s accepted fact in wide swathes of the population” who still mostly didn’t do anything to change their behavior in response. What’s the difference between a climate change denier who refuses to reduce driving and a climate change acknowledger who refuses to reduce driving? Practically speaking, not much!

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      1 month ago

      Ok, that’s not what they said though. Having said thait… how do you know what actions they did or did not take in this case?

      Do you think it is more productive to criticise someone who took insufficient action and who is now taking more action, or to praise them/react positively/keep quiet?

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      I disagree with the implication that unilateral sacrifices are going to make any significant difference. Reduce driving sure, but we need large scale systemic change, not a handful of exhausted altruists.