• FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Companies don’t produce things to throw them onto a big pile where they rot. You can’t change the production behavior of companies without changing the consumption behavior of the population, because the things they consume have to be produced.

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      2 days ago

      Wouldn’t regulating those companies and enforcing those regulations be a more effective process to the end goal of solving the climate crisis?

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        Like just making all animal products illegal without getting the population on board upfront? Good luck with that. Either such laws would be just ignored or you end up in some kind of revolt.

        If more and more people adapt, industry will adapt along. E.g. adding vegan options to menus, producing vegan food for supermarkets, vegan clothes, … In turn, having so many options makes it easier for more people to become vegan with less compromise. Which again increases the customer base for the industry.

        Be the change you want to see in the world.

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          20 hours ago

          No I’m talking about using regulating peoples consumptions rather regulations to reduce the emissions of these polluting companies. I’m talking about regulating the oil and gas sectors and redistributing the handouts they get to green energy sources.

          I’m kinda done with individual led movement unless there’s a coordinated campaign and a plan and singular objective. I’m not shitting on being vegan in anyway. Some of my favorite foods just happen to be vegan. I am already an accidental vegan 95% of the time.

          I agree with being the change I wanna see in the world but that’s more of a personal development thing I am kinda jaded with that for actualizing the change I want to see tho. I think we need more than just changing ourselves if we want real visible change atm.

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        How would that happen without public support? The public currently pays for these companies to keep doing what they’re doing

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          18 hours ago

          An overwhelming amount of the public want green and clean initiatives, why would it be hard to get that public support?

      • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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        To regulate a corporation, you need very roughly 50% of the population to support the idea. To regulate YOUR BEHAVIOUR, it only takes your own cooperation. 10% of the people regulating their own behaviour is more effective than 10% of people voting to regulate corporations.

        Until you can figure out how to regulate corporations, you are morally obliged to stop yourself from fucking murdering vulnerable individuals. I know that’s a bitter pill but please don’t kick and fight. Do it or don’t but stop being an apologist for cruelty and violence.

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          17 hours ago

          I agree with the sentiment but do you have any numbers to backup how its impact is better than regulating 10% of the companies? Cause that would actually help me understand the mechanics of that.

          We do, it’s called a government, they pass laws to regulate people and corporations, and have enforcers to enforce that regulation. They just need to have some teeth and do their job.

          Also you can cut that apologist shit out. It’s boring and it’s ineffective in getting people on your side. And you make your messaging and outreach effective cause guilt and shame are not effective tools to motivate people to change their behavior in the long run.

          Also, are you advocating for all vulnerable individuals? Or just animals? What about all the cruelty happening in the global south and western imperialism and hegemony? Or are you also an apologist for cruelty and violence on vulnerable non-western individuals? Like two can play that dumb game of who is the virtuest of us all but it’s dumb and ineffective and does more to divide us who have more in common and we lose everything that we collectively want.