Re:Science upside for Starship
by BuyMyBitcoins on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:39PM
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>”…that rich conservative voter that emits more greenhouse gas than the F-150 ever can ever hope in a singe space visit for his own amusement.”
None of the space tourists so far have been particularly known for their conservative politics. Nor do I find space tourism to be some lauded thing in conservative circles.
>Tesla owner that owns stock in Shell and votes conservative is much more problematic then a non-voting F-150 owner that works paycheck to paycheck.
>rich conservative voter that emits more greenhouse gas than the F-150 ever can ever hope
Wow
There are a few more F-150 drivers than there are Shell board members or rich conservative space tourists.
Then blame the Ford executives which keep manufacturing and marketing these cars, not the drivers.
So only executives and rich people should be held accountable? Exactly how rich must one be?
I’m basically just shifting the responsibility from the consumer to the people with the power to influence said consumption. This is basically just extending the logic of “If everyone is making the same mistake, blaming every individual is futile. Perhaps the system should be altered in such a way which makes it harder for people to make this mistake in the first place”.
So to answer your question: “How rich”: Rich enough to own significant stock in polluting corporations.
This is all just to say. A non-voting F-150 owner who talks shit about rich people going to space is actually not doing any damage while filling up his truck, next to that rich conservative voter that emits more greenhouse gas than the F-150 ever can ever hope in a singe space visit for his own amusement.