Mastodawn

It sucks when people are like "but flying is only 3% of global emissions" or "bitcoin is only 0.5%." It all adds up when you're in a climate emergency.
Out of ALL the nations of the world, 203 (all but 6) emit under 2% of global emissions.
- If global aviation were a nation it would be the #6 top emitter after China, the US, India, Russia, and Japan.
- The richest 1% of humans contribute 50% of all flying emissions! It is an incredibly privileged act.
As for Bitcoin, if it were a country, it emits more CO2 than 179 (86%) of the world's nations.

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Sunny

@MarkHoltom

Very true. Yet it couldn't happen if we didn't buy their shit.

I remember when a car didn't need seat heaters, wifi, bluetooth, satellite radio, heated steering wheels, digital instrumentation, climate controlled HVAC systems, automated headlights, 360 cameras, televisions and DVRs, powered moonroofs.... the list goes on.

We don't need $75,000 pickup trucks and luxury vehicles.

But we buy them.

Now lets talk about our cell phones.

You can bet that every single bit of tech designed to "make your life better" is making a billionaire, somewhere.