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Funny you should say that, as Exxon's CEO blames consumers for not acting.

> Exxon CEO blames public for failure to fix climate change

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4494543-exxon-...

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While he's more than likely morally and ethically bankrupt and manipulating the situation, he's technically not wrong with placing some blame on the public. I think last I saw, 40% of people still didn't believe climate change was impacting them. A good chunk don't believe in climate change at all. The average Joe/Jane is still buying gas-guzzling vehicles.

It my very well be possible that its not currently impacting them in any meaningful way. Its one of those things that you can ignore until you can't. It still is a step in the right direction cuz at least people don't really flat out deny it's happening anymore, just debate how much we should care.

And a big part of people not believing in climate change is a persistent and pervasive disinformation campaign by oil companies and the wealthy.

I'm trying to learn more about what disinformation is, could you please post your thoughts under the following Ask HN post?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39554369

Sure, if we were all not easily programmed meat machines, who don't live in a world where $ = speech = programming, then we would all be equally to blame.

Meanwhile some people are gluing themselves to roads in desperate protest, and we make fun of them because they are inconvenient.

Reminds me of drug dealers blaming the users they hooked them up in the first place.

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