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LavaLambChops t1_iuzyd75 wrote

I wish it was as easy as giving up my life for the planet to heal and find peace

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FantasyThrowaway321 t1_iv0serp wrote

I wish we could pick and choose whose lives we should give up to improve the climate, starting with some oil executives, Nestlé, Monsanto, et. Al

/s kind of

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MisterBlizno t1_iv0vkj4 wrote

Nobody has to make huge sacrifices!

We've known for decades what we must do. Shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. We have started to do so. We must, MUST greatly accelerate this process until we use little or no fossil fuel. Failing to do this will cause much more destruction.

The people who will suffer the most from doing the right things are the ultra-wealthy who have been sucking vast money from the people of the world, knowing that they are pushing Earth toward devastating disasters. As we shift away from fossil fuels they'll harvest fewer billions, boo hoo.

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RL_Elf t1_iv0feuz wrote

I think about this far too often, too. A lot of people would probably feel similarly if they knew their sacrifice meant anything, but... you know... billionaires, corporations, and profits above everything.

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LavaLambChops t1_iv21cy0 wrote

Yeah exactly, billions of us, we're gonna have to fight so hard for so long. Someday it may be worth all the suffering, but I'll probably never see it in my lifetime. Best of luck to humanity

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