this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
806 points (94.4% liked)

Memes

45660 readers
2677 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Unless you expect people to start murdering oil executives and climate denier politicians, you're wrong. Teslas and paper staws are never going to make a difference, because consumer-level pollution isn't the problem.

What reason is there not to be defeatist? We already fucking lost decades ago.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Very helpful spreading such a stupid mindset. First of all you could change that. Next you can get involved with politics. After that maybe donate some money and so on... Seams like there are many things one could do if the time wasn't wasted on telling everyone there would be nothing they could do πŸ‘

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Next you can get involved with politics.

Sorry, I have to actually work for a living to keep a fucking roof over my head and food on my table. I literally couldn't make the time if I tried, and I sure as shit don't have the money.

After that maybe donate some money and so on…

What money? I live in America, where the overwhelming majority live paycheck to paycheck and struggle just to get by.

And who should I give it to? Some limp dick lobbying group pushing for glacially incremental change and that no one in government gives a fuck about? Hard pass.

But sure, keep blaming the victims and jerking off the villains. I'm sure it'll all work out great for you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The choice is stark. Toil in bitterness till death or make a way to be involved in building something better . . . till death.

Either way it ends the same. One path makes for a better interim.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)