Brendan JonesJul 7, 2023

Still can’t get over the fact that an editor of the Financial Times said that we need to do away with #capitalism in order to deal with the #climate. If that’s not a sign of mainstream economics/finance finally waking up to the reality of the situation we’re in, I don’t now what is.

edit to add link (thanks Boud): https://archive.ph/2023.06.29-113742/https://www.ft.com/content/86d71297-3f34-48f3-8f3f-28b7e8be03c6

Show threadBrendan JonesJul 7, 2023
Goes hard:
"If we want oil companies to stop selling fossil fuels we should consume less of them and we should vote for governments that make them more expensive, not less. Yes, our physical infrastructure has been built over decades around petroleum use. Yes, oil companies have lobbied forever to preserve this arrangement and slow down alternatives. But no one is compelling those of us in the rich world to fly so much, drive Escalades, devour so much meat, or buy so much stuff.
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Show threadLoad of Shananigans 🦥 ✍️Jul 7, 2023

@Brendanjones
On the rhetoric of 'it's not individual consumption, it's systemic' ...

If it's not the individuals who are consuming, who is behind this 'systemic' consumption?

Truly the problem is both but shall we throw up our hands and say, "Oh well," and get on a flight to our holidays?

Damn right we have to be willing to change the way we live.

It sure rankles though, when I'm ground-bound, waving off Hawaii-bound friends.

Show threadDarwin Woodka
@shans @Brendanjones It's certainly helping with my vacation envy this year to realize I'm not out there helping burn up the planet. We moved this year to a walkable area near transit and near hubs work so we would drive less, there are weeks I don't even take my car out at all. Rented our house in the burbs to the kids who mostly work at home and don't drive much. I'm sick of excuses.
Jul 8, 2023 at 5:13pmWeb