• @sandbox
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    15 months ago

    “these two things share this similarity, but they have no similarities with one-another” ok

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      if there is a train wreck and i go start pulling people out of the wreckage, i’m not doing something wrong by ignoring chemicals spilling out of the train.

      • @sandbox
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        15 months ago

        you can’t stop a chemical spill and pull people out of a wreckage at the same time, so it’s not really a close comparison. it’s more like, if you loudly proclaim that anyone who’s not boycotting nestle is an asshole, but then you’re not also boycotting coca cola, people might point that out as a way to demonstrate that you can’t criticise others without expecting to receive criticism in return.

        • @[email protected]
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          15 months ago

          if both are good (and, again i am dubious either of them is), you don’t need to do both to be doing a good thing, and doing one and not the other would still be good.

          • @sandbox
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            15 months ago

            I tentatively agree with that - if we add on, “and a person who does not boycott either or both corporations isn’t doing anything wrong” then that’s basically my point. I’m highlighting hypocrisy.

      • @sandbox
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        15 months ago

        ok, which of these claims do you doubt?

        • going vegan reduces your impact on climate change
        • not using air conditioning reduces your impact on climate change
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          15 months ago

          both. it seems to me that being vegan has never stopped the animal agriculture industry from growing. similarly, not-using air conditioning has never reduced the amount of energy produced. i’m open to being wrong about these, but i haven’t seen any compelling evidence.