It does not even need to be a majority. Actually doing it makes you more believable when you promote any sort of action. It also works as a sort of promotion in itself. As in people can see you cycle, not eat meat or have solar panels on your roof. By doing it, you also create demand for the alternative, like for example solar panels, bicycles or vegan products. That makes those alternatives easier and cheaper to purchase. It also makes it politically easier to ban something, as part of the society is not impacted at all.
In the end calling somebody an idiot, for promoting individual action due it not being an attempt to change society is just dumb. After all anybody who does that promotion tries to bring other people to do something. At that point it really is no longer the action of an individual. Honestly it really is a simple way to lobby against such actions on a bigger scale.
11111one11111@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Im not basing this comment on any research but even wiping out the entire .01% tax bracket’s carbon emissions, I dont think it puts even a dent in the industrial sector’s carbon emmissions. There arent many feasible options for producing food and goods for 8 billion people and reducing a significant amount of emmissions without having a plan that makes you sound like you are a evil villain out of the book/2006 movie “Angels and Demons.” Not implying that its futile or anything. Im just saying its easy to talk about but impossible when actually scaling any plan to account for prioritizing environment over keeping 8 fucking billion people fed, clothed and happy lol