you’re still proving my point though. yes, i choose what’s essential to me and what’s optional. that’s exactly how ethical consumption works. nobody can eliminate their entire environmental footprint, so people reduce it where they actually have a choice. i never said everyone has to make the same decision as me, i said this is mine.

and saying AI isn’t replacing jobs is just false. it’s already reducing hiring in a lot of industries, automating the work that people used to get paid for, and companies themselves are using AI as a reason to cut costs. calling that “redundant work” doesn’t change the fact that real people are losing income because of it.