The idea is theoretically viable, if you’re actually paying for carbon sequestration. You emit X tons of carbon, you sequester X+Y tons of carbon (where Y > 0), that’s a net win.
The problem is that no-one is doing that because it’s several orders of magnitude cheaper to offer carbon credits to “save” forests that no-one was planning on cutting down. You get a clean conscience at a reasonable cost, some middlemen get richer, the planet gets warmer.
Fair enough. I’m not a Swiftie but I don’t particularly dislike her either other than being a billionaire. But yeah I do find it a bit disturbing how people are so ready to shit on her specifically for being a successful woman. Shit on her for being a billionaire, not a woman.
And then everyone says “oh Gabe Newell being a billionaire is fine, Valve is such a great company” etc etc
OK, that’s probably accentuated here because of all the pro-linux PC gaming people here, but still. Valve has done some pretty bad stuff too. And Gabe is out there buying yacht companies…
Was her being a woman ever explicitly part of the ‘swift takes too many unnecessary private plane flights’ thing? I never really noticed that, and it’s not like she takes those flights because she’s female, it’s mostly because of her job.
Though I suppose people wouldn’t joke about Swift’s hypothetical wedding if she wasn’t a woman …
The fact that she’s a woman is being pointed out because there are at least one hundred men you could target for similar acts. I’m going to point out again what the image above says:
That’s okay. Her actions are wrong. Just remember that, even among the well meaning, there is a disturbing tendency to make a woman the scapegoat, when many other candidates better fit the bill.
preeeecisely. if ur interested, this is the video where i came across this “remember the devil of environmentalism” idea https://youtu.be/7gDKbT_l2us :)
Yeah it’s wild that Swift is still using private planes after she’s been called out on it so many times
she actually significantly cut back on usage and bought carbon credits to compensate for her excess usage since criticism :) fun fact
i just had to get ahead of the jokes as the original creator of the fossil fuel windoes 95 meme and an avid swiftie
Carbon credits are bullshit, you can’t put fossil fuels back in the ground.
The idea is theoretically viable, if you’re actually paying for carbon sequestration. You emit X tons of carbon, you sequester X+Y tons of carbon (where Y > 0), that’s a net win.
The problem is that no-one is doing that because it’s several orders of magnitude cheaper to offer carbon credits to “save” forests that no-one was planning on cutting down. You get a clean conscience at a reasonable cost, some middlemen get richer, the planet gets warmer.
good point! however no other mega celeb or ceo that flys as much as or more than taylor is buying those offsets. u gotta remember that.
Fair enough. I’m not a Swiftie but I don’t particularly dislike her either other than being a billionaire. But yeah I do find it a bit disturbing how people are so ready to shit on her specifically for being a successful woman. Shit on her for being a billionaire, not a woman.
And then everyone says “oh Gabe Newell being a billionaire is fine, Valve is such a great company” etc etc
OK, that’s probably accentuated here because of all the pro-linux PC gaming people here, but still. Valve has done some pretty bad stuff too. And Gabe is out there buying yacht companies…
All billionaires are corrupt. I don’t care if they’re* cute or techy, you don’t get that kind of money without being a bastard.
*Edit: spelling
Was her being a woman ever explicitly part of the ‘swift takes too many unnecessary private plane flights’ thing? I never really noticed that, and it’s not like she takes those flights because she’s female, it’s mostly because of her job.
Though I suppose people wouldn’t joke about Swift’s hypothetical wedding if she wasn’t a woman …
The fact that she’s a woman is being pointed out because there are at least one hundred men you could target for similar acts. I’m going to point out again what the image above says:
Dont use her gender to defend her actions.
Her popularity among teens and young adults is the reason she was focused on, jesus christ.
bro will literally see the sentence “her actions are wrong” and accuse the other person of “defending her actions”
some people on the internet are here to speak rather than read, and i fear you are one of them
The contortions some people wrap themselves up in to try and explain away anything that might be a bit prejudice is wild.
preeeecisely. if ur interested, this is the video where i came across this “remember the devil of environmentalism” idea https://youtu.be/7gDKbT_l2us :)
Shes a billionare.
When the revolution happens some billionaires can be given 1 chance to give up most of their wealth to avoid execution.
https://youtu.be/7gDKbT_l2us
I mean, clearly people don’t care enough about it to stop paying for her music, so why should she give a shit?