Is the goal of environmentalism to maximize the health of the environment, or to maximize the health of the environment experienced by the average person?

(I think both are valid goals, but they can lead to very different conclusions)

Is the goal of environmentalism to maximize the health of the environment, or to maximize the health of the environment experienced by the average person?

(I think both are valid goals, but they can lead to very different conclusions)

https://x.com/TheGattoniCelli/status/1796949964804747335

It's all signaling. Stated preference: I live in a city to reduce my carbon footprint
Revealed preference: if I had a private jet I would use it every weekend without hesitation

Software Engineer @ Cadence Design Systems. B4: Stanford EE / Illinois ECE

https://chatgpt.com/share/d89d57f3-89ae-4fab-8127-e27e76a258e9

(ok fine this is unrealistic because you'll run out of fossil fuels long before you get to that point; looks like you can only get to ~1500 ppm with actually-existing fossil fuels, but that's still quite bad for both climate and even human health)

Sure but I'm guessing you also don't live in climates where it's 30'+ outside, and if everyone used a private jet every weekend that's what the whole world would be 😀