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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Because billionaires make that impossible.

The CEO of starbucks lives in LA. The HQ of starbucks is in Seattle.

He COULD move the HQ to LA. He COULD buy a 2nd house in Seattle.

Instead he takes his own personal commercial jet DAILY from LA to Seattle, and back again. Every day.

There is a commercial jet that flies the skies, using up fuel, and burning through the atmosphere 365 days a year.

All because this fuckwit doesn’t want to have a ZOOM meeting.

That’s one billionaire. One. Now think of the fact that 1 billionaire on average creates more environmental damage than 1 million regular people combined.

And that’s ONE. Now think of all the billionaires in the world. Combined.

And then there’s America. I live in America. If I need something from the store, I’ll walk. Yeah, it may be a 15 minute walk. Each way. But, c’mon. It’s not that far. By the time you look for your keys, and open the garage, and start the car, and everything, you’re looking at 5-10 minutes anyways. May as well just walk. I got a little wagon I use to carry all my groceries. It handles 750lbs.

Now, every car on the road, doing these short little trips. It feels like not much, but it adds up.

On top of all that, I have a theory that paved surfaces retain natural heat, and in the case of black tar surfaces, RAISE the heat.

As opposed to grass, which would lower it.

But billionaire or middle class, nobody wants to give up their ammenities. Even if the planet suffers. Guess we’ll all just die in an inferno.

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