Individuals as in regular people of course. But really, so-called carbon footprint is more of a systemic issue than some naughty sin/indulgence that the rich commit.
Individuals as in regular people of course. But really, so-called carbon footprint is more of a systemic issue than some naughty sin/indulgence that the rich commit.
However for the rich, options are plentiful. Taylor swift has really every options available to her. She could stop working all together. She's set for life already. She could work only on local concerts. She could do a "slow" world tour and take the boat to do it, as a symbol. She doesn't have to fly to LA for a fun diner with a celebrity friend. Etc etc.
Millionaires and billionaires definitely can decide what they want to do. They don't answer for anyone for food and shelter. They make their own rules. In that sense, i think it's fair for the rest of us to judge them hard for a lavish lifestyle that inspires the masses, and really goes against humanity's survival.
Call it something else if you'd like but individuals do cause emissions and they should take responsibility to lower and remove them.
If we had influencers who would take a stand, it would be very beneficial at global scale actually. Let's say the top football/soccer players would decline to attend the world cup because having A/C'd stadiums in Qatar, and flying both the athletes and the fans there is generating large emissions. If they took that stand and shared it to their 50M followers-each mimetic fanbase, the benefits for society would be wonderful.
It's worth pursuing exemplarity of our elites because it sets the flagpost for everyone else. Redefining success from rolex, sport car, big house, to let's say skilled handcraft, raising horses, and living in a small rural community; that would really be beneficial to us all.
Look around you at society. People buy brand cloth like $300 white tshirt because of the brand logo on it. I think it's pretty established how humans behave on that regard. Now if you're not convinced (it seems), i suggest you google some sociology studies and look into something more scientific than my example. Feel free to share if my observations are proven untrue.