[OOIE]

The overall problem with climate talking points is that it has become a trendy political topic, which often deduces into a battle between two sides instead of a civil discussion on the scope of a potential threat and logical solutions.

I admittedly don't pay much attention to it since I live pretty minimally anyway. Though, I cannot tell you how many homes in my area have "Climate Action" signs in front of their unnecessarily large homes. One home in particular has one right next to a gas guzzling jeep.

It's sad that so many human issues have fallen into the political spectrum where they are weaponized for power rather than resolved for the common good.

[8f2ab37a-ed6c]

It's interesting to observe this moral panic pattern repeat itself in so many areas of debate. I wonder if this is an immutable part of living in a society, or just an externality of the media's business model.

[kortilla]

> Though, I cannot tell you how many homes in my area have "Climate Action" signs in front of their unnecessarily large homes. One home in particular has one right next to a gas guzzling jeep.

Better than one next to a Prius that commutes 50 miles every day.

[juve1996]

Not sure I get this joke. What would you rather them do? Commute 50 miles in a gas-guzzling SUV?

[kortilla]

It’s not a joke. Judging someone by a vehicle that gets poor gas mileage is idiotic unless you know their usage pattern.

Someone with a Jeep in their driveway who has no commute at all and works from home so they only drive 10k miles a year is far better than the Prius driver who does 40k a year and has to buy vehicles 4x as frequently.

[juve1996]

This doesn't make sense. It would be better if the person who owns the jeep and only puts 10k on a year has a Prius as well. The Prius is always more fuel efficient.

> better than the Prius driver who does 40k a year and has to buy vehicles 4x as frequently.

But worse than the F-150 driver who never hauls anything and works in an office and has to buy the same amount of vehicles. Again, doesn't make sense. You can always compare the other way.