• TheHighRoad@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    The stranglehold oil has on the entire world is staggering. On one hand it brings amazing technology and possibilities, so we all lap it up. However, it really does seem to be the root of so many economic problems, which cause myriad other issues. We all, to some degree, pull a “Doesn’t look like anything to me…” when it comes to admitting our dependence on oil.

    We are addicts.

    • Juice@midwest.social
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      3 hours ago

      Who are we? Like why am I accused of being addicted to oil? I’m not part of that, I don’t make those decisions. Neither do you, or you would change it, as would I. What do you or I have to do with the price of oil, or where wars get started that drive the prices for it up? And when the prices go up – who gets rich, and who gets screwed?

      Its the corporations and militaries that do like 80-90% of pollution. We aren’t addicted to power because we don’t have any, except a few gallons of fuel per week, maybe, if you can afford it.

      Its a little late to be giving the malaise speech. The only sane environmentalism is Socialist De-Growth.