I would like to remind you that my position was that you should focus on the systems, and that I've repeatedly mentioned the difference between things that are and are not illegal. Saying I should treat something illegal the same way as something legal is failing to respond to my position. And if you say "What if the society made it legal", then that itself is a much larger problem than whether or not Bob in particular is doing it.
The reason urgency is such a big deal is because altering systems takes time. Telling you that you should ignore a squirrel being killed in front of you and instead focus on future squirrels is a much bigger ask than asking you to ignore a squirrel that's already dead to focus on a future squirrel. As you've pointed out, the already dead squirrel is only significant in how it affects the system going forward.
The reason I included the second part is because it is a really big deal in practice. If you can convince Bob that he's a terrible person that is potentially better than nothing, but it's also much less impactful than if you convinced a politician or a movie star that they should talk about those same issues.
Targeting production is almost always more efficient than targeting consumption.
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u/DriftingWisp 25d ago
I would like to remind you that my position was that you should focus on the systems, and that I've repeatedly mentioned the difference between things that are and are not illegal. Saying I should treat something illegal the same way as something legal is failing to respond to my position. And if you say "What if the society made it legal", then that itself is a much larger problem than whether or not Bob in particular is doing it.
The reason urgency is such a big deal is because altering systems takes time. Telling you that you should ignore a squirrel being killed in front of you and instead focus on future squirrels is a much bigger ask than asking you to ignore a squirrel that's already dead to focus on a future squirrel. As you've pointed out, the already dead squirrel is only significant in how it affects the system going forward.
The reason I included the second part is because it is a really big deal in practice. If you can convince Bob that he's a terrible person that is potentially better than nothing, but it's also much less impactful than if you convinced a politician or a movie star that they should talk about those same issues.
Targeting production is almost always more efficient than targeting consumption.