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dsgifj t1_j4us4l9 wrote

Explains his commitment to optimism in the face of a social order that seeks to undermine it's ecological survival

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Laser_Fusion t1_j4v3aor wrote

Irrationality is a great defense against people with good arguments and none of your best interest in mind.

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HoneydewInMyAss t1_j4v865o wrote

Also, we have an economic system based on self-interest. It's not necessarily "irrational" in that context.

So spending 4 hours of your day riding public transportation isn't necessarily more rational than your 30 minute commute.

the benefits are collective and long-term, but the sacrifices are individual and instantaneous.

It's hard saying one is necessarily more rational than the other, especially when the individual won't live long enough to see the fruits of their sacrifices.

That's why individualist answers to collectivist/systemic problems will never work, imo.

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K0stroun t1_j4v2vzi wrote

Commitment and apologia riddled with lies and misrepresentations.

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dsgifj t1_j4v7nx1 wrote

I mean that and participation in Epstein's legal defence for soliciting underage prostitutes.

The guy is one of the many prominent vanguards of centrism,

Which is basically just deluding yourself into thinking the status quo is working.

It's a market, people want their fear placated by educated men dressed in formal suits, that's their job.

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