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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoNone of those are anywhere near as polluting as jet fuel. Which has lead in it.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 months agoIt’s still justifying pollution for your convenience. And a lot more CO2 has been emitted for the convenience of people who aren’t rich. If you live in the US, you are responsible for 3-10X the emissions of people in other countries. You can’t justify that by pointing to Musk.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI see, so I can’t criticize Musk for adding lead to the atmosphere for his personal convenience because I have a carbon footprint. Logical.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoSingling someone out for criticism when you do the same is the definition of hypocrisy.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoBut… I don’t do the same. I don’t put lead into the atmosphere.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYou’ve never flown on a commercial aircraft? Or bought anything that was transported by air?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoAre you saying those aircraft wouldn’t have flown if I didn’t specifically do those things? Because otherwise, again, not the same.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIf that’s the standard, then Musk is not responsible either. His aircraft would have flown even if he never purchased it.
None of those are anywhere near as polluting as jet fuel. Which has lead in it.
It’s still justifying pollution for your convenience. And a lot more CO2 has been emitted for the convenience of people who aren’t rich.
If you live in the US, you are responsible for 3-10X the emissions of people in other countries. You can’t justify that by pointing to Musk.
I see, so I can’t criticize Musk for adding lead to the atmosphere for his personal convenience because I have a carbon footprint.
Logical.
Singling someone out for criticism when you do the same is the definition of hypocrisy.
But… I don’t do the same. I don’t put lead into the atmosphere.
You’ve never flown on a commercial aircraft? Or bought anything that was transported by air?
Are you saying those aircraft wouldn’t have flown if I didn’t specifically do those things? Because otherwise, again, not the same.
If that’s the standard, then Musk is not responsible either. His aircraft would have flown even if he never purchased it.
Yes, that’s very comparable. 🙄