Bastian AllgeierMay 8, 2023

A while ago, I read about the psycholgical effect that kicks in when someone tries to fight for a good cause, but then makes a tiny mistake.

We are very hard on hypocrisy because our brains like when things add up.

I.e. a climate activist with a plastic cup triggers much harder than Elon taking a 5 minute flight in his private jet every other day.

The first feels wrong, while the second just meets our expectations.

I can't stop seeng this everywhere ever since.

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@bastianallgeier we're facing a bit of a debate on hypocrisy for an event I'm helping organise. It's an eco and community event. It's really important we have food and hot drinks on site. But how do we allow food suppliers to cook and heat water without generators or gas bottles? Solar isn't going to cut it for most uses and we can't hook into the mains where we are. It's currently looking like we're going to allow generators and gas, but with an explainer about the debate and problem we faced.
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@vespasianvs @bastianallgeier I feel your pain. It's like the dilemma faced by someone who has to go to work to pay the bills and has no option but to drive there because public transport is inadequate. Sometimes we have no choice because the infrastructure hasn't yet changed (as it must if we are to survive).
May 8, 2023 at 4:50pmWeb