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Feels like they're using climate change as an excuse to annoy rich people, who will not stop flying just because it costs $200 more. Why not spend your energy on something that would actually move the needle on climate change?

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My words ... whole air travel is 1.9% of emissions, animal ag is 15%, aprox?

Phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, stop subsidies for animal agriculture (redirect them to regenerative ag. and vegetables), start massive afforesting. Right?

Yes, you will eat bugs while rich people will continue enjoying their steaks

Yes, that's the whole point of being rich... you can afford luxurious things...

You want meat to be a thing only rich people can afford? And you justify this by saying you want to help the poor?

Invictus0 said they wanted to actually do something about climate change. They never said they wanted to help the poor.

Read the usernames. I never said a single word about meat. What I am saying is that rich people should obviously be able to buy more things than poor people, that is the definition of being rich. And I have no qualm about rich people existing, even billionaires: presumably they generated more value for the rest of the society than their wealth, and if not, then it's up to society to change the tax code.

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