Re:China’s Pig Pandemic
by jniedrauer on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @01:26PM
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Who is forcing you to use single use plastic? Who is forcing you to drive a car powered by an internal combustion engine? Who is forcing you to eat food produced on degrading land? That's not how the tragedy of the commons works.
> Most societal changes are brought about by individuals with the courage to question something that is wrong but socially normalized.
[Citation needed]
The truth is that most sweeping societal change is driven by a central government and always has been. Everything from the transition to city-states, the industrial revolution to civil rights. Individuals convince their central governments to act, but you can't just convince an entire population to change their mind without a monopoly on violence.
> Most societal changes are brought about by individuals with the courage to question something that is wrong but socially normalized.
[Citation needed]
The truth is that most sweeping societal change is driven by a central government and always has been. Everything from the transition to city-states, the industrial revolution to civil rights. Individuals convince their central governments to act, but you can't just convince an entire population to change their mind without a monopoly on violence.