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  • Zink@programming.devtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEat the rich?
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    4 days ago

    I’ll sign this pact too.

    Once I’m into the top 1000 net worths on earth (practically a given to happen), I’ll just retire.

    If my valuable assets force me into the top 100 (more likely than not), I’ll hire somebody to find good charities to prop up.

    If I stumble into the top 10 billion/trillion-aires, go ahead and do what you gotta do and remind my widow to do nice things with the estate.














  • Yeah, at least they’re sticking to their ideals and their suggestion would help the environment. But as you pointed out, it just won’t/can’t happen in much of the US.

    In fact, I just recently went on a road trip from Pennsylvania to Tennessee that took me through parts of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. I can’t think of any places I saw where public transportation would be feasible. Maybe long-distance trains to augment air travel as an option, but nothing last-mile.

    I saw more signs about reasons god might send me to hell, or how Trump is awesome, than any form of public transit. Even buses. Because I saw zero of any of it.


  • Zink@programming.devtoxkcd@lemmy.worldxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas
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    10 days ago

    And I have yet to hear a convincing argument that taking my perfectly working vehicle off the road to buy another manufactured product is still more environmentally friendly than… not buying anything at all.

    That’s because nobody is making that argument. The only statement I’ve ever heard from environmentalists/scientists is that the most beneficial thing to do is keep your old ICE car and maintain it well.