Yeah I agree, they tried to implement a carbon tax in France, and it resulted in the yellow vest movement. Working class people don't appreciate being told they will be taxed for need based consumption when the wealthy are creating huge emissions.
I sometimes worry this might be a solution that doesn't really address the root of the problem. Like it's the neo-liberalisation of the climate movements.
If we are worried about the environment shouldn't we be looking to economic models that don't rely on exponential growth and over-consumption. But these solutions don't feed into the business of tech. Interested in your thoughts though, thanks for sharing.
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Yeah I agree, they tried to implement a carbon tax in France, and it resulted in the yellow vest movement. Working class people don't appreciate being told they will be taxed for need based consumption when the wealthy are creating huge emissions.