Sure, but in this case the something worse is multiple orders of magnitude worse. Statistically, what one individual does to lessen their “carbon footprint”–a propaganda term–is insignificant.
The problem isn’t that individuals are therefore absolved of responsibility–they’re absolutely not. It’s that they might accept the worst offenders’ direction on how they can meet that responsibility.
That is to say, recycling your trash isn’t the answer. The answer is holding Darren Woods to account.
I keep saying that it’s not mutually exclusive. We can (and should) be doing both. We should hold their feet to the fire while also changing ourselves.
We do not get a free pass just because they are worse. They cannot distract us so we ignore them.
EVERYONE should make changes. They will require more changes then us. That does not mean we’re off the hook either.
“Someone else is doing something worse, so what I do doesn’t count” is a very tempting story to tell yourself.
Sure, but in this case the something worse is multiple orders of magnitude worse. Statistically, what one individual does to lessen their “carbon footprint”–a propaganda term–is insignificant.
The problem isn’t that individuals are therefore absolved of responsibility–they’re absolutely not. It’s that they might accept the worst offenders’ direction on how they can meet that responsibility.
That is to say, recycling your trash isn’t the answer. The answer is holding Darren Woods to account.
I keep saying that it’s not mutually exclusive. We can (and should) be doing both. We should hold their feet to the fire while also changing ourselves.
We do not get a free pass just because they are worse. They cannot distract us so we ignore them.
EVERYONE should make changes. They will require more changes then us. That does not mean we’re off the hook either.