[myshpa]

We have to change ourselves, fast, and then the change will come automatically.

Stop traveling everywhere by car/plane, stop buying meat/dairy, stop buying plastic (check your shopping basket), reject consumerism, educate others to do the same, organize, then bring off legislative change.

The wealthy are just the minor obstacle. The masses of people not willing to change their habits may be bigger problem.

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

That's what I'm saying though: those masses of people don't want to self-sacrifice any more than the wealthy do, and are therefore likely to believe whatever excuse they can grab onto so they don't have to, and the wealthy will push the excuses.

We saw this same exact scenario with climate change. Big Oil knew it was a problem decades ago and did everything they could to deny it and push narratives to the public that allowed them to deny it too. People tend to choose to believe what they want to believe and the only way around that is to beat them over the head with the truth, but as long as doing so doesn't serve the interests of the wealthy and powerful it won't be done.