• Sir Spud
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      2111 months ago

      I’d call it corporate gaslighting, passing the blame onto consumers to shield themselves from any accountability that could harm their bottom line. Similar to how they’ve roped a generation into believing the rhetoric of the consumer’s “carbon footprint” to shift the responsibility of climate action and deflect attention away from the world’s major polluters; multi-conglomerate companies.

      • @pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz
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        011 months ago

        That wasn’t corporations, that was a grassroots effort spearheaded by the left and famous climate proponents. Unless you’re insinuating Al Gore and Bill Nye the Science Guy were being bribed by big business the whole time.

      • @BestBouclettes
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        11 months ago

        The mass media IS the corporations fucking shit up. Most of the time it’s the same couple of people or their friends at the top.

        The media used to be complicit but now they’re fully part of it.

    • @Ton@lemmy.world
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      511 months ago

      I like how Amsterdam ended up in your list of countries. It clarifies the mindset of a lot of Amsterdammers.

      • JDPoZ
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        411 months ago

        Heh, sorry. Fixed. Was kind of just seeing red and naming all the places that came to mind with robust public transit.