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Carbon credits. That's the plan. You have only so much carbon that you can emit (breathing...and farting) and other normal and ordinary human activity. If you exceed it you will be penalized, need to purchase credits from others who sell their excess. Not a problem for the wealthy.
Now imagine a world where they su…
Carbon credits. That's the plan. You have only so much carbon that you can emit (breathing...and farting) and other normal and ordinary human activity. If you exceed it you will be penalized, need to purchase credits from others who sell their excess. Not a problem for the wealthy.
https://fortune.com/2021/07/09/carbon-credit-explainer-how-the-business-of-buying-and-selling-emissions-really-works/
Now imagine a world where they succeed with normalizing transhumanism, perhaps even human consciousness being downloaded into an "immortal" avatar. Where if you can't afford your carbon credits anymore and wish to maintain the lifestyle you're accustomed to without sacrifice, the option is given to become a less carbon-emitting version of human. And because the wealthy and politically connected have all of the money they need to purchase unused credits, credits given as rewards to their loyalists and managers, this "better" they're building back as will not affect them one bit.
Yes. That. That's where this goes. Unless we stop it.
Not to mention the rich guys RUN THE CREDIT INDUSTRY.