• dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    How about everyone who says it’s the job of the little guy to fix the climate problem kicks a rock and governments, shipping companies, cruise lines, airlines, industrial farmers, etc PUT DOWN THE FORK.

    Every individual in every country is not responsible for allowing year over year profits in industries that ignore the writing on the wall.

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      4 days ago

      Beef consumption at current levels is unsustainable, I agree with your general principle but you’re saying this as if everyone can continue to consume tons of beef every year. Whether industry, regulation, or individual action: you’re not going to eat as much beef.

      This isn’t like recycling

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        4 days ago

        So if that’s the problem, government should step in and limit beef production. Why rely on everyone to “do the right thing” to solve societal problems? That’s why government exists.

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          4 days ago

          I don’t disagree, and in fact it is a huge part of the problem and we actively subsidize its production let alone limiting it. However the end result will be the same, so it’s not like saying “why should I have to recycle/deal with waste because companies are making single use products” because unlike in that case the alternative still has you eating less meat.

          Consider checking out this entertaining and informative video about how wild things get https://youtu.be/XusyNT_k-1c?si=K_gxkl0X60kFmvw0.

          Overseas nations grow animal feed in the US and ship it halfway across the world to feed their cattle. It’s absurd.

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            4 days ago

            While I think it’s a good ideal, I have met a lot of people in my life and have no confidence that any progress will be made by leaving the solution up to them