• systemglitch@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’m with you, but it’s not the SUVs that are causing the problem, it’s the fucking corporations that contribute over 80% of the harmful emissions.

    But fuck SUVs and big ass trucks.

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      5 months ago

      What do this corporations do to cause 80% of emissions? Just burn it for fun?

      No. They make products and services that people buy. Making out people play no part in this doesn’t help anyone.

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        5 months ago

        Just burn it for fun?

        The degree to which businesses prioritize political patronage over economic efficiency can’t be overstated. From Shitcoins to Big Box Retailers, we expend enormous amounts of carbon in pursuit of flights of fancy.

        And all those private jets and helicopters out to remote ecologically preserved vacation spots could definitely be defined as “burning fossil fuels for fun”.

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      5 months ago

      it’s not the SUVs that are causing the problem, it’s the fucking corporations

      The corporations are the ones that block mass transit infrastructure and extract subsidies for increasingly oversized vehicles. American car companies basically don’t bother making sedans anymore.

      I don’t think there’s a bright line between the two problems. More SUVs = Corporate profit $$$ = More lobbying = No Mass Transit = More SUVs