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 Title text: "While I try to do my part to destroy the environment, I try not to focus too much on individual responsibility. By pushing for broad policy changes, we can collectively do far more damage to the biosphere than any of us could on our own." |
Explanation
Black Hat and Cueball are outside Black Hat's house (presumably) discussing the solar panels he has recently installed on the roof. Cueball asks why he has done this, as he claims Black Hat has described himself as anti-renewable. Black Hat responds that, as much as he'd prefer an option that harmed the planet more, solar power is simply the cheapest option and his budget is incapable of supporting anything else.
Black Hat in the end claims that he can try to 'make up for this' by buying industrial waste with the saved money and burning it in his backyard. Cueball responds with a knowing comment about 'carbon onsets'. This is a play on carbon offsets, certificates won for lowering one's carbon footprint.
The title text is a spin on standard environmentalist slogans from the perspective of Black Hat, showing how excited he is for systematic change for the worse. Black Hat believes (and is correct in that) policy change can make a bigger difference then just him burning industrial waste.
Transcript
- [Black Hat and Cueball stand next to a house with solar panels on the roof]
- Cueball: Wait, you got solar panels? I thought you were against renewables.
- [Black Hat and Cueball are still discussing]
- Black Hat: Oh, Definitely. I hate the environment and want to harm it as much as possible.
- Black Hat: I'd Love to have an oil furnace.
- [Zoom on Black Hat]
- Black Hat: But the technology just isn't there and the cost is too high.
- Black Hat: I despise solar, but it makes more financial sense in my situation.
- [Return to previous zoom]
- Black Hat: But with the money I'm saving, I can buy and burn industrial waste in my yard to try to make up for it.
- Cueball: Ah, yeah, carbon onsets.
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