Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Global Warming

Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by lotsofpulp on Monday November 04, 2019 @11:15AM (#21442979)

Consumers hold the responsibility. Their choices on where to spend money determine what kind of producers can exist. They can only make the right choices if they have the right education and data though, and that requires the government to step in.

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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by mxschumacher on Monday November 04, 2019 @11:21AM (#21443028)

I agree. One huge caveat is advertising.

Companies implant desire into human minds, a few implicit examples:

-"If you buy this sports car, women will find you attractive and you will have more sex"

- "Going on this beach vacation will make you happy"

- "Getting this alcoholic beverage will allow you to have fun with your friends"

It's extremely hard to avoid being influenced by ads, for me it's a moral reason to use an adblocker. I want to come with my my own desires, which are mostly not about consumption of products or services offered by for-profit enterprises.

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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by appleiigs on Monday November 04, 2019 @01:00PM (#21444335)

There will always be advertising, fake news, scams... again it's on the consumer to make the difference by not only being aware but to change their behaviour.

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