• Chestnut@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I think you’re being downvoted a bit unfairly because you’re strictly correct

      That said, fossil fuel companies also spend a considerable amount of money and effort keeping us dependent on oil

      The Drilled podcast and Climate Town have both done excellent reporting on this

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        8 months ago

        I think you’re being downvoted a bit unfairly because you’re strictly correct

        No, he’s not. Deliberately ignoring the larger context is blatantly incorrect. He’s pushing corporate propaganda. The downvotes are well-deserved, and maybe even a ban would be too.

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          8 months ago

          I think that’s a valid opinion to have but also the person could have just been a bit glib and not careful with their words

          They’re a commenter on Lemmy, not a politician. I don’t expect them to always have well crafted takes

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      8 months ago

      Maybe if you’re on shrooms or LSD, yeah “it’s all the same if you use what they make maaaaaaan”

      But only if you ignore the power dynamics behind wealth, and aren’t aware of the concepts of bribery, temptation, and unlimited influence.

      Or the fact that people want greener options but they are intentionally unavailable, sabotaged, prohibitively expensive (but never subsidized), or publicly demonized in media with disinformation and propaganda.

      Between consumers and corporations, only one gets to call all the shots

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        8 months ago

        prohibitively expensive (but never subsidized)

        …while the unsustainable options are, massively…