Skotty
2014 S P85 | 2023 F-150L
I get tired of intentionally biased media. It's kind of turned me off from some outlets that I used to watch occasionally. I don't mind reasoned criticism or praise, but it's becoming just sensational garbage in some cases.
I would also like to note my personal outlook on environmentalism, as this has come up once or twice talking about big EVs. I believe a lot of people get it wrong. On one hand, you have the folks who just pretend environmental damage and pollution don't exist, and are just something made up. On the other hand, you have folks who think we need to live simple lifestyles to be in harmony with our environment. Then you have some of the first folks who call environmentally conscious people hypocrites when they don't live lives like the second folks. Oh, you flew in a plane, or have a big home, where is your environmental concern then?
What we should be striving for is to live comfortable lives, but ensuring we are doing everything we can to minimize our impact on the environment while living those comfortable lives. That is the outcome we secretly all REALLY want; it's just that it's the hardest to achieve. But nothing good in life is easy. As such, I don't see a problem nor a contradiction with living a lavish lifestyle in one or more capacities while also caring about the environment. We should be aiming to achieve both goals. Drive a huge SUV. Have a huge house. But promote and support anything that reduces or eliminates the unintended negative consequences to the environment that living our lives can sometimes have. That is the good future that we should all be striving for.
I would also like to note my personal outlook on environmentalism, as this has come up once or twice talking about big EVs. I believe a lot of people get it wrong. On one hand, you have the folks who just pretend environmental damage and pollution don't exist, and are just something made up. On the other hand, you have folks who think we need to live simple lifestyles to be in harmony with our environment. Then you have some of the first folks who call environmentally conscious people hypocrites when they don't live lives like the second folks. Oh, you flew in a plane, or have a big home, where is your environmental concern then?
What we should be striving for is to live comfortable lives, but ensuring we are doing everything we can to minimize our impact on the environment while living those comfortable lives. That is the outcome we secretly all REALLY want; it's just that it's the hardest to achieve. But nothing good in life is easy. As such, I don't see a problem nor a contradiction with living a lavish lifestyle in one or more capacities while also caring about the environment. We should be aiming to achieve both goals. Drive a huge SUV. Have a huge house. But promote and support anything that reduces or eliminates the unintended negative consequences to the environment that living our lives can sometimes have. That is the good future that we should all be striving for.
