Quote from: jupiviv on Apr 15, 2024, 03:18 AMThe majority of people aren't choosing to do anything with fossil fuels........ Why wouldn't they choose to rationally manage fossil fuels, population etc?
The way we live our lives is dictated by culture and power. As citizens we are dis-empowered. With isolating technologies now deployed to make sure people only connect in ways power finds acceptable.
A tax on carbon paid to all citizens (with which they can buy anything they want) What would happen?
This dog would make sure I spend less on carbon. I would want to use less than average so I have tax money left to invest on happiness.
Others would ENVY the prosperity of my ways.
A low carbon lifestyle would become socially acceptable and common. There would be a cascade effect. Low carbon would become a thing. All this would happen from a tax on carbon that gets distributed as a UBI.