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"I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South," one expert said.

“I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South,” one expert said.

  • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    112·
    6 months ago

    At this point it’s whatever helps you sleep at night. A moral high ground will definitely help though.

    Nothing an individual does to reduce is going to make even a droplet in the ocean of pollution.

    If everyone on earth went vegan tomorrow we’d still be fucked 15 different ways.

    • invno1@lemmy.oneEnglish
      24·
      6 months ago

      Yeah so your argument is don’t even try. Great help you are.

      • h6a@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        6 months ago

        My argument would be that individual actions are useless or even harmful. Collective, smart action is required. This problem is bigger than any one of us but not bigger than every one of us.

        • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          6 months ago

          The main problem is that even if I myself literally stopped existing right now thus reducing any and all pollution I generate, that would still not change the fact that the largest pollutants are big mega corporations and one single person really has no noticeable effect.