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US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan (apnews.com)

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[–] sandbox 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

you can’t stop a chemical spill and pull people out of a wreckage at the same time, so it’s not really a close comparison. it’s more like, if you loudly proclaim that anyone who’s not boycotting nestle is an asshole, but then you’re not also boycotting coca cola, people might point that out as a way to demonstrate that you can’t criticise others without expecting to receive criticism in return.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

if both are good (and, again i am dubious either of them is), you don't need to do both to be doing a good thing, and doing one and not the other would still be good.

[–] sandbox 1 points 4 months ago

I tentatively agree with that - if we add on, “and a person who does not boycott either or both corporations isn’t doing anything wrong” then that’s basically my point. I’m highlighting hypocrisy.