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submitted 1 year ago by dandroid@dandroid.app to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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"Hey neighbor. I'll totally help you out during this heat wave, but only if you have the same political opinions as me. You'd better make that apparent quick, because your gas tank will only last for so long".

On some level you have to realize that's a toxic attitude, right?

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 26 points 1 year ago

If you actually believe in trying to help combat climate change, you'd get them out of their car just so they'd stop burning gasoline.

[-] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

As soon as there's a good Lemmy mobile client I'm gonna hop of the main instances. It already has most of the toxic aspects of reddit.

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 3 points 1 year ago

You're the one being toxic here. You know that, right?

[-] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 3 points 1 year ago

They think climate change is a political topic, so...probably not.

[-] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 1 year ago

Have you tried Jerboa? I'm using it right now and it's excellent.

[-] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Climate change is not a "political opinion" it is a fact

[-] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

So what you're saying is that it's okay to let your neighbors struggle during a heatwave if they aren't well educated?

[-] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

No that is not what I'm saying, I'm just saying cliychange is a fact not an opinion

[-] gurmif@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Well at some point we need to stop letting people believe that climate change denial is a reasonable stance to have. Letting folks stew in the consequences of their choices is effective.

[-] Galluf@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Being friendly is far more effective than trying to punish people to make them agree with you. Especially when there's no immediate and obvious consequence of their individual actions.

[-] explodicle@local106.com 1 points 1 year ago

Of course you're right. It's best to continue being friendly until they'd literally die outside and wouldn't need persuading.

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