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Yep, plus the whole "socioeconomic system that requires ever-increasing profits and nonstop production for the sake of production" means industries are going to continue to put out enough pollution (since it's more profitable than sustainable production) to render individual decisions to switch from cars to bikes effectively meaningless.
And to be clear this isn't meant to be a doomer-post. Just saying we've gotta fix this shit from root cause, not rely on individualistic measures.
Fully agreed. Part of the fixing the systemic problem includes changing individual behaviors, but that can still only be done with altering systemic structures.
"Individual responsibility" is a lie made up by the wealthy to justify their increasing theft.