The PR mogul's ethical contortions over working for an oil major illuminate one of the key psychological mechanisms hindering collective climate action.
Who's to say whether Bolloré's taking Shell's tasty bait is more harmful than my buying a block of cheese. How do I know how many susceptible remote viewers are influenced by my daily actions?
I use the first person pronoun here because I am a lapsed vegan who once publicly vowed to remain dairy free until all the cows bulls and calves in Scotland were adopted into Ahimsa Dairy Foundation standard herds. Disavowal is certainly a spot-on nomenclature.
Who's to say whether Bolloré's taking Shell's tasty bait is more harmful than my buying a block of cheese. How do I know how many susceptible remote viewers are influenced by my daily actions?
I use the first person pronoun here because I am a lapsed vegan who once publicly vowed to remain dairy free until all the cows bulls and calves in Scotland were adopted into Ahimsa Dairy Foundation standard herds. Disavowal is certainly a spot-on nomenclature.
I have massive admiration for vegans, even lapsed ones!
Javvi, you raise an excellent question! You may have seen this recent post by Jessica Boehme which speaks to this very question: https://substack.com/@jessicaboehme/note/c-78760915
Powerful piece. Truth. Important. Thank you—keep it coming.