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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by refurb on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:25AM (#27711924)
And what responsibility will consumers bear? Have you gotten rid of your car? Or converted to electric? Stop buying plastic items?
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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by fulafel on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:52AM (#27713090)
You are getting some jeers but many consumers have made big lifestyle choices like this because of feeling the responsibility, so it's not useless, even though it's limited compared to collective decisionmaking.
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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by wins32767 on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:47AM (#27712196)
No? Pinning all the blame on one subgroup in society is not improving society somewhat, it will make it harder to actually make the concerted, collective efforts we need to make to solve the problem.
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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by missedthecue on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:49AM (#27713045)
No, more like

"I live an exceptionally wasteful lifestyle, pin all the blame on other groups, and deflect any responsibility for my direct participation in excess of what is needed for a reasonable standard of living."

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