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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by gruez on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:59PM (#36922159)
>but give them a dignified existence and they will immediately care about the world they live in.

What does "a dignified existence" as it relates to climate change?

Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by bluGill on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:07PM (#36922268)
Think only of the now. 'This hot summer is an anomaly, things will go back to normal.'

Once get that mindset you can see how most proposed changes are not dignified. They might make the future much better, but the now is worse.

Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by zmgsabst on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:06PM (#36922248)
Stop telling them they need to eat bugs, not take vacations, and live a worse life.

People who eat exotic steaks, fly private jets, and own outrageous fortunes forcing people into that derivation will always come across as abusive — no matter what social cause you dress it up in.

Create a world where people are prosperous and have lots of children… and they’ll care about the future.

Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by tensor on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:16PM (#36922369)
People who have lots of children, and people who are prosperous, currently do not care about the future. In fact, it seems the wealthier people are the LESS they care about the future for some reason.

If you ask me, people need to be more educated, and especially when it comes to science and misinformation. Wealth won't make people better people, which isn't to say that inequality isn't a problem, it is, but fixing it won't solve the climate problem. That comes purely from ignorance and selfishness.