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@Natasha_Jay I really dislike these false dichotomies; they quickly become reactionary. We have to stop using AI, we have to stop watching so much streaming (it pollutes at AI levels), we have to separate our waste, and we have to eat the rich. One thing doesn't negate the other.

@HorcaDobleMango @Natasha_Jay

Systematic problems require systematic solutions.

Admittedly there is some nuance, but it is certainly not a false dichotomy. A coherent and reasonably nuanced account is at https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/13/consumption-choices/

The corporate thumb weighs heavily on the personal responsibility side, and they do, in fact, hope that they can make it a dichotomy, and get us to choose the less effective side.

The cartoon is important and still not well understood.

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