Oil CEO says blaming the energy industry for the climate crisis ‘like blaming farmers for obesity’ - eviltoast
    • Soup@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Honestly, they wouldn’t be wrong if you look at all the people who hear the word EV and immediately start throwing tantrums.

      But they’re mostly making the point that those companies are doing a lot of work to try to tell people that oil is perfectly safe when they know otherwise, discredit competition, and then reap rewards while people have to live in a world where “choice” is largely just which gas station you go to.

      • merc@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        Honestly, they wouldn’t be wrong if you look at all the people who hear the word EV and immediately start throwing tantrums.

        People have preferences. That would be like saying that people aren’t fans of the New England Patriots, that they’re addicted to the team. Addiction is a real and serious thing, and just having a preference isn’t the same.

        those companies are doing a lot of work to try to tell people that oil is perfectly safe

        Yeah, they spread disinformation about their product, but who doesn’t? The agriculture industry definitely does. Every farmer wants you to believe that you can eat as much of you want of their crop and be fine.

        • elephantium@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          Throwing a tantrum is one way to express a preference, I suppose, but most people grow out of that in early childhood.