That one wasn't that great either. This one works because there was no attempt for it to be taken seriously. This is like the "Armageddon" of ytmnds. The Conan one is like "Deep Impact".
Okay, I see where you are coming from. You're right, high gas prices do unfairly put a strain on those that use it out of necessity the most. This sort of social issue is beyond me, so I can't contribute anything that would be meaningful to this line of thought. Gas coupons, maybe? Kind of like what they do with food stamps. Anyway, 4'd for civil discourse on ytmnd. This was a discussion that has me thinking about the social issue of this situation in a different way. Thanks for the paradigm shift!
Okay, I see what you are saying now, and that truly is a bad situation, but I'm not wise enough to ponder that one. Gas coupons, perhaps? Anyway, 4'd for civil discourse on ytmnd, never thought it could happen.
And I am not saying that the current prices are justified or not justified, it just seems that demanding lower prices is a misguided effort. I think that we, as consumers, are in control of the price of oil insofar as we have the decision to use it or not. The alternative is not convenient (yet), but it is still our choice.
My point is, making gas cheaper is convenient for the lower and lower-middle class, but that is a very short sighted goal. Why do the gas prices need to be lowered? It's unbearable for those that can't afford it. But no one has a right to oil in the same way that they have a right to food, water and shelter. If you can't afford to play, don't play. And there is a lot of good that can come from this, like a social change to pollute less and to depend less on oil. Let's make some lemonade.
You're right, I'm a bio and psych major. But I don't see how boycotting an oil company in an oil-based economy is going to change anything. What justifies cheap prices right up to exhaustion? Also, why do we need immediate results? With the condition the environment is in, we should be burning less, not more. By lowering prices, aren't we encouraging the same behaviour that is causing all of these bad changes? I know that wasn't your point, but it is one I think that is worth addressing.
You also did not address the issue of scarcity; as the world reserve of oil is depleted, the price for what remains will increase. As the remaining supply will not last as long as it has sustained us so far, this is inevitable. The days of cheap gasoline are over; be prepared to spend more, not less.
There are a lot of flaws in your logic. There is an inelastic demand for gasoline; people will continue to buy because they cannot function without it. The reason the first boycott didn't work is because a great majority of people can't go a day without using gasoline and still be as productive as they would be with it. Also, about 99% of ytmnd users are retarded and/or under the age of 16, both you and I included (hey, I'm commenting this dumb ytmnd). But you still have my sopport.
And as a side note, I have an undergraduate degree in biology. What does this mean? It means that I've read the journals (academic journals, not "newsweek")and done the research, and the same thing has been verified by multiple independent research efforts. It's happening. We caused it. The evidence is there, you just have to stop ignoring it.
What people believe and what is actually happening are two entirely different things. Science, not politics or evangelism, has the authority to say that global warming is or is not happening and that we as humans are the cause. Coincidentally, almost everyone that does not believe in or criticizes the notion of global warming does not have any formal training in the field of biology and environmental science. Seems kind of odd, but then again, whoever can shout the loudest wins, right?
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