This is my personal opinion without any real evidence than my experience and knowledge of what I read somewhere:
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People are stupid and lazy mostly. The education is going down for most industrial countries. Changing habits is stressful and avoided if possible.
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Manipulation works. Media and advertisements successfully change people behaviour without them noticing. If you put enough money into a campaign people think they are responsible for your co2 emissions.
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As long as you don’t drive people too fast and too deep into an existential crisis they will tolerate a lot!
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The system is rigged. People who are honest and social are pushed down. While greedy and lying people are being pushed on top.
But if I shrink it enough it won’t matter.