jaykrown@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoEating beef is a great way to prove you don't care about the environmentmessage-squaremessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareEating beef is a great way to prove you don't care about the environmentjaykrown@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days ago why do I do all these things which are good for the environment but then do the one thing which outweighs all of those things in terms of impact? Cognitive dissonance is one hell of a drug.
minus-squareFallibilist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoDiscussion is about values, not the total environmental impact of our actions.
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoI get it, but if you claim to care about the environment but needlessly participate in something which drastically harms the environment, that necessarily requires cognitive dissonance or acceptance of hypocrisy.
minus-squarearchitect@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoBeing alive drastically harms the environment ffs
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 days ago“In for a penny in for a pound I suppose” So which is it, acceptance of hypocrisy, or cognitive dissonance? Pick your reality.
Cognitive dissonance is one hell of a drug.
Discussion is about values, not the total environmental impact of our actions.
I get it, but if you claim to care about the environment but needlessly participate in something which drastically harms the environment, that necessarily requires cognitive dissonance or acceptance of hypocrisy.
Being alive drastically harms the environment ffs
“In for a penny in for a pound I suppose”
So which is it, acceptance of hypocrisy, or cognitive dissonance? Pick your reality.