Empiricism @Empiricism_Reloaded@qoto.org

@Snoro

It's basic math (& ecology). Whatever benefits the "split EU" perceives they are getting now from coal plants, will pale in comparison to the future costs.

@ericg

Some instances permits Long-form articles

@dangeratio

Manyverse is similar to Mastodon (the client or software).

Scuttlebutt is similar to ActivityPub (the fediverse protocol).

The key differences that interest me are that Scuttlebutt (and therefore Manyverse) has a person-to-person implementation. And some form of personal digital profile management (e.g., your own profile that you protect with a password).

Basically, I prefer the fediverse compared to twitter et al. But, I don't like how admins can delete your online profile (e.g., followers list, posts, etc).

Walking the right path towards a sustainable culture.

Over the last ten years or so, since the information that human activities are changing the climate went more mainstream, I've noticed virtually no sign that the people I see locally are doing anything to change their activities.

The local #sheep farmers: continue to burn piles of wood on their land (CO2 emissions). The local sheep farmers continue to transport sheep using diesel vehicles (CO2 emissions). The local landscape continues to be in a deforested and sheep-wrecked ecological condition (legacy CO2 emissions. Present & future CH₄ [methane] emission). The local farmers continue to be offended if their sheep farming lifestyles are called into question (i.e., they're not changing for anyone or anything).

The people I observe locally continue to drive combustion engine vehicles (CO2 emissions). The tourists continue to pull their caravans or drive the, often increasing in size, campervans (CO2 emissions). And of course, the fossil fuel industries continue to extract and sell more fossil fuels. The logging industries continue to sell wood fuel for power stations or people's wood stoves. The national #uk #conservative government continues to try and open a new coal mine locally. The local people continue to have coal, gas, or kerosene delivered by diesel trucks to their homes.

Generally, only over the last 10 years since environmental protestors made the mainstream pay attention to the science of climate change, nothing has generally changed locally that would mitigate climate change. The general businesses want to continue as usual, the average consumer wants to continue as usual.

What also has not changed over the previous ten years is that greenhouse gas emissions keep on rising https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions

However, there have been some noticeable changes locally over the previous ten years. There have been more frequent floods from autumn to winter and longer drier periods during summer.

I can't speak for the world. However, it's self-evident what the future is going to be for the people in my local community (they're not mitigating climate change. They're not adapting to be more climate resilient). Eventually, climate change is going to regulate their lifestyles in the most severe way. Of course, if the world (human population in general) acted to mitigate climate change (reduce their greenhouse gas emissions & restore their local ecosystems. i.e., natural habitats), my local communities' climate inaction, apathy, and virtue signaling wouldn't be so much of a problem. But, the world isn't mitigating climate change. Climate change is mitigating the world.

There is an ecologically and economically viable solution to living a low-impact lifestyle https://qoto.org/@Empiricism_Reloaded/110511036586999020

However, a sustainable lifestyle requires a change of lifestyle (for the majority). And as with all animals, (most) humans behave as if they're creatures of habit (& belief).

The path to ecological sustainability is walking the path (not only talking about it & or not only protesting about it).

#futuregen #wales #climate #politics #economics #business #money #culture #corruption #psychology #MoralGrandstanding #EvolutionaryPsychology

"want" is how we make #sustainabilty a reality. More people have to truly want to mitigate climate change. More than they want, for example, to drive cars with combustion engines or electric motors, or to want to fly on jets or eat red meat.

Some people, so many people, believe they're honestly wanting to mitigate climate change (a story they tell themselves). But, many people don't change their own lifestyles so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., they don't quit eating red meat or flying on jets). Perhaps they're assuming that someone else will mitigate climate change (e.g., the politicians & industries) or that some future technology will mean they can simply, for example, buy an electric car and everything will be fine.

Some people, so many people, are not honestly wanting to mitigate climate change. But they tell other people a different story. In other words, climate virtue signaling is a very common form of social greenwashing. Maybe they think sincere people are stupid. Like we can't see that their words don't align with their behaviors (activities).

Who is going to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if most people don't try to reduce their activities that are causing greenhouse gas emissions?

Sincere people that want to mitigate ecological degradation therefore climate change will want to live an ecologically low-impact lifestyle https://qoto.org/@Empiricism_Reloaded/110511036586999020

"want" is how we make #sustainabilty a reality.

It's not ethical to wait until more people want to mitigate climate change. Therefore, we must nurture that want. And mitigate the merchants of doubt that try to make people feel that mitigating climate change is difficult or hard.

It's evidently not hard to develop political policies that promote a more self-sufficient, low ecological impact lifestyle within a more local economic context. https://qoto.org/@Empiricism_Reloaded/110565446073239160

The don't want people - make it hard because they promote & hang onto unsustainable ways of life #Greenwash

#ClimateChange doesn't care about their BS!

#psychology

@CosmicCleric

That's correct.

The "face value" context I was referring to was on Social Networking Systems (SNS) and their clients (apps, etc) such as #Twitter #Fediverse #Scuttlebutt #Mastodon etc (communicating with people on the internet, in general)

For example, I generally use SNS to promote sustainable living (e.g., explaining how to mitigate climate change). It's difficult to know if a person (that I do not know) on an SNS is being honest or not. For example, many industries spread disinformation ( e.g., greenwash) & too many people are not informed of the life sciences & or have lifestyles agendas that do not align with truly wanting to transition towards a sustainable culture. (Though may virtue signal that they do)

So, on SNS, because I can't know someone's personality (e.g., trust is an earned quality that takes time to develop), I am going to intentionally interpret people's words at face value (even if I detect that they're not being honest. i.e., the benefit of my doubt).

For example, and as a thought experiment. I have replied to the paragraph you wrote "I don't think it would be healthy for society to let lies go unchallenged, as they will fester and grow and take over"

By assuming that you meant every word you wrote (i.e., being honest). Being honest is not the same as being correct. People can be greenwashed and honestly believe in incorrect ideologies (especially when so many industries are spreading disinformation)

People believe they're honestly wanting to mitigate climate change (a story they tell themselves), but, they don't change their own lifestyles so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., they don't quit eating red meat or flying on jets).

Who is going to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if most people don't try to reduce their activities that are causing greenhouse gas emissions?

Sincere people that want to mitigate ecological degradation therefore climate change will want to live an ecological low-impact lifestyle https://qoto.org/@Empiricism_Reloaded/110511036586999020

"want" is how we make #sustainabilty a reality.

@dangeratio

Scuttlebutt Protocol Guide

How Scuttlebutt peers find and talk to each other https://ssbc.github.io/scuttlebutt-protocol-guide/

Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) is a peer-to peer communication protocol, mesh network, and self-hosted social media ecosystem.[3][4] Each user hosts their own content and the content of the peers they follow, which provides fault tolerance and eventual consistency.[5] Messages are digitally signed and added to an append-only list of messages published by an author.[6] SSB is primarily used for implementing distributed social networks, and utilizes cryptography to assure that content remains unforged as it is propagated through the network. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Scuttlebutt