And lo, the humans began to realise they were cooking their planet. And they started to take action. Not by using energy less, but by swapping blue TV studio lights for red and yellow ones to imply heat. And the planet fried.
If you walk up to someone on the street and randomly yell "FU!!!", you might get punched, jailed, or even shot. There's downside.
But if you do it online, you might get attention. There's upside.
This social reinforcement drives anti-social behavior.
If I pay for @Spotify Premium, why do I still get adverts midway through podcasts? I F**KING PAY TO AVOID ADVERTS!!!! And I'm not talking about the adverts peddled by podcasters......
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