personal choice does matter. but people are lazy and entitled and would rather government force someone else to fix the issue for them so they can have a good conscience without changing their lifestyle at all.
you actually need both. not just one or the other
I agree with you. However, I am not sure if is only people being entitled, I believe that the problem is also connected with the lack of knowledge. We were always told that is not up to the individual to worry about climate change but to the politicians and companies. That and the fact that it is a very complex problem to solve serves as a great argument for people to "ignore" the problem
Re:Show HN: I built a climate change app
by readonthegoapp on Saturday June 05, 2021 @10:22AM
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we were always told that is it is _not_ up to the individual??
it seems there's a pretty long history of the opposite:
https://www.vox.com/22429551/climate-change-crisis-exxonmobi...
this would mirror the strategy of Republicans, generally, Big Food (get that exercise, kiddos!), etc.
it's not 'the system' that is responsible, and certainly not big corporations or the oligopolies or the billionaires or the elite, it's _you_.
Our personal choices, imo, matter approximately zero
That's always controversial to say but I feel like the evidence bears it out
There is prob a report out there somewhere that says "well actually, personal choice does, in fact, matter a little bit"
To which we have to ask
"Well how much is a little bit, and is it worth parroting the oil industry's 60-year old propaganda message that personal choice, not policy, matters?'