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Phrag t1_j9xdm7z wrote

We really need to stop thinking things can 'go back to normal'. The old norm is how we got to the point were we have several impending climate, health, and societal crises with no effective organization or government to deal with them. Priorities and procedures need to radically shift in order to put environmental and societal sustainability before financial prosperity. If we don't change, then something's going to breakdown and if it's the environment or vital societal cooperation, then it's absolutely going to take the economy down with it.

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AceOfTheSwords t1_j9xuh7z wrote

"Normal" for me is an office job 30-60 minutes of driving away in some suburb, and aside from the most disruptive months of the pandemic I never really left it (occasional WFH but never full remote). If there were tech jobs downtown that suited me it would have a tremendous impact on my carbon footprint, but there aren't and never have been.

Heck, if my workplace office could be downtown I'd be commuting by bus daily and my car would sit unused 99% of days. Urban downtown offices aren't the enemy of environmentalism nearly as much as business parks in the middle of nowhere (just in spots along highways, etc) are.

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Itsnotsmallatall t1_j9ykqdi wrote

This is why I’m happy to have left New England, as your city rots from the inside out you find it necessary to grandstand your ideology.

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redshift95 t1_j9ziicq wrote

New England as a region has the best standard of living in the country… what are you talking about?

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outb0undflight t1_j9zqmpv wrote

Really telling on himself and his priorities when someone's like, "We should maybe focus on the environment and what's best for people instead of corporate profits," and the response is to bitch about they're being "ideological."

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redshift95 t1_j9zzkvm wrote

It’s amazing what counts as “political” nowadays.

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