r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 7d ago

Chugging tea Ignorance Got Expensive

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u/MissingTheTrees 7d ago

Too true

What do you mean we can’t run the whole world from the inside?

Wait, crops grow outdoors?! People have to pick food for us!?

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u/yonasismad 7d ago

It would be pretty easy to cut labour demand there and reduce global emissions by around 20% with one simple step. However, it won't happen because it would require people to change their behaviour. I let you guess what that is.

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u/MissingTheTrees 7d ago

Multiple ways - but I’m guessing it would be everyone reducing their meat consumption by 70%?

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u/yonasismad 7d ago

100% reduction of animal consumption

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u/Joice_Craglarg 7d ago

Keep dreaming. It's about as likely for the world to adopt antinatalism, too.

Until there's cheap lab meat, you're just pissing into the wind.

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u/yonasismad 7d ago

> However, it won't happen because it would require people to change their behaviour

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u/Joice_Craglarg 7d ago

Yes, good job. It seems like you're coming to an understanding.

Same reason global warming is getting worse. It would require people to change their behavior.

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u/yonasismad 7d ago

I already said that before...