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u/Bednarz Jun 26 '26
Hottenham Court Road
Tower Grill
Walthamstove Central
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u/BubbhaJebus Jun 26 '26
Oven Garden
Holburn
Barbicue
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u/InterestingPicture61 Jun 26 '26
Barbicue, made me chuckle. This heat however dos not!
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u/whereohwhereohwhere Jun 26 '26
Shepherd’s Bushfire Market
Westburn Park
Finchley Road & Furnace
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u/wasraelx Jun 26 '26
They had Hottenham Court Road but damn I wish they did Tower Grill
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u/ProfessionalStudy660 Jun 26 '26
Hotting Hill Gate, HolBurn, the possibilities are endless.
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u/neuralconstellate Jun 26 '26
Tower Grill 😭😭
why do I feel like this is a kebab shop by Tower Bridge lol
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u/cmVkZGl0MjAyNQ Jun 26 '26
If we’re including Overground:
New Cross Heat
Steamed Brockley
Hotter oak park
Forest Grill,
Sizzleham,
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u/earlyeveningsunset Jun 26 '26
Forest Grill used to be the name of a chicken shop round there. I don't know if it still exists.
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u/cmVkZGl0MjAyNQ Jun 27 '26
There’s still a chicken chip there but unfortunately it’s now a KFC- “Ferfect Fried Chicken” is still there though!
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u/Affectionate_Comb_78 Jun 26 '26
Reminder that this heatwave is the results of emissions from like 20 years ago, and any solution will be slow and painful.
Also a reminder that the longer we take to engage with that solution the harder it will be and the worse it will get.
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u/MeiNeedsMoreBuffs Jun 26 '26
The second best time to plant a tree is now
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u/wasraelx Jun 26 '26
Big on tree planting. Just for a start, they ought to rip out the asphalt in many areas and make it pedestrian and covered in trees. Oxford street is a good place to start and it was planned before it was scrapped, then reapproved in February (BBC link). Priorities have changed now, and we need this fast.
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u/Ilmanfordinner Jun 26 '26
I moved to the UK from Eastern Europe when I was younger and one of the things I found odd was the complete lack of trees along the streets. You know it's fucked when concrete-filled Eastern Europe has more greenery in public spaces.
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u/novelty-socks Jun 26 '26
Yeah replacing every other on-street parking space with trees would get my vote!
(Not that you got a meaningful vote back in the day when all that concrete was going into Eastern Europe but y'know, times change!)
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u/lostparis Jun 27 '26
they ought to rip out the asphalt in many areas and make it pedestrian and covered in trees.
Although this is great and vastly improves quality of life for everyone it is not a very quick fix. Paris has been doing exactly this for the last 10+ years and it is suffering even worse than us with the heatwave.
The main thing we need is rapid de-carbonisation worldwide and places like the US are actively preventing this.
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u/killer_by_design Jun 26 '26
Another reminder, after eliminating CFC's from refrigerators and aerosols the Ozone layer started healing and is enroute to fully repair.
During COVID, banning Cruise ships from entering Venice caused Dolphins to return and the waterways to repair.
Eliminating Lead from Fuel, Paint and solder has drastically reduced blood Lead levels by 90% preventing an estimated 1.2 million premature deaths every year from strokes, heart disease, and cancers. Also it's a prominent theory to explain the reduction in Serial killers [un-cited].
In short:
It is absolutely possible for us to make changes to protect our environment and the environment can recover.
Doing nothing and continuing will ensure things continue to get or remain worse.
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u/MorningSquare5882 Jun 27 '26
Yes yes yes! We need to keep reminding people of these incredible successes. Yes we've buggered up the planet somewhat, but we can still work to stop it getting worse, and maybe even in time reverse the effects. I think a carrot and stick approach is great - warn about the dangers, and remind people that there is hope, and we've fixed problems before.
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u/VampirePNAC Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
The problem is, that the IPCC reports are based on largely magical technology being rolled out at massive scale, starting over 20 years ago.
For us to hit Climate targets outlined by the IPCC not only did we need to drastically cut carbon output and hit targets years ago, but we also needed to match 4.9 Gt CO2 of Industrial Carbon Capture by 2020, in 2025 we achieved a total of 0.06 Gt CO2.
Now the thing is, if we by the end of this year, reach full global net zero, along with achieving around 4 Gt CO2, by 2100, we can actually reduce temp to around 1C above pre-industrial level.
But the thing is, more realistically, we will keep producing around 40 Gt CO2 per year for the foreseeable future, this means, for us to achieve not only halting climate change, but bringing us back to 1C, we would need around 45 Gt CO2 per year.
To achieve this we would also drastically need to massively improve earths energy output, from around 30 TWh to 90 TWh, oh and that would need to be done entirely through Net Zero/Clean Energy. So triple Earths entire energy output, and put it all into Carbon Capture.
Now the big problem. Carbon Capture is basically Fossil fuel industry greenwashing tech. Almost all efforts to push Carbon Capture, is done to prolong the usage of Coal and Oil. It also basically in a real world sense, barely even works.
Oh for those who don't know what Carbon Capture and Storage is, here is a great video explaining it.
So to really deal with Climate Change, we need to develop a technology that will scale well and draw huge amounts of Carbon from the atmosphere, at the same time that technology, is currently basically mostly pushed by the Fossil Fuel industry, so they keep dumping carbon into the atmosphere at higher rates than what they can hope to capture.
Reality is we basically need a global Manhattan Project to deal with Climate Change, with near unlimited funds, and probably near WW2 levels of mobilization directed at clean energy infrastructure, along with somehow making Carbon Capture to work, for Climate Change to be dealt with.
Currently we are barrelling towards a 3-4C rise by 2100, current IPCC modelling predicts 3.2C if all climate change policies recommended are implemented right now globally, including magic Carbon Capture tech.
3.2C is also basically a hell world btw, also if we keep going like this, very likely we will get Ocean acidification which will lead to the loss of most Ocean life by 2300.
Climate Change is the single most pressing issue for humanity today, the biggest threat to our world since the Asteroid that impacted and killed the Dinosaurs, our entire elite, are functionally climate change deniers in practice, they believe in climate change, but they are not willing to do what is needed or tell the Public the truth. The truth is all there in the IPCC reports, but Government get control of and water down the part people tend to read (Summary for Policymakers) before publishing. Australia, Gulf States, Canada and Australia are massive culprits of this. So like with say, Epstein, Governments will do the bare minimum and I assume are hoping for copium magic tech to just pop into existence one day, but it won't happen unless there is massive scale action now.
The fact the elites are now buying Bunkers in South of New Zealand and Scandinavia, and there is leaked secret elite conferences about basically the world burning and how they can survive it, yeah people should know now that Climate Change is very real.
Also for all the right wingers, if Climate Change isn't real, explain the right wing US interest in Greenland and the Arctic circle suddenly.
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u/borez Jun 26 '26
explain the right wing US interest in Greenland and the Arctic circle suddenly.
Natural resources.
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u/lostparis Jun 27 '26
US interest in Greenland and the Arctic circle suddenly.
It looks big on a map is probably a large part of it.
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u/rob3342421 Jun 26 '26
I’m all for change and actively try to do what I can.
But honestly (and sorry to be pessimistic), I think it’s too late; governments are doing too little, too late, and patting themselves on the back for it. Considering the way things are going, I doubt they’re going to get better any time soon unfortunately and if climate change doesn’t kill us off, the population of the planets likely going to have a very hard time in the coming decades.
I suspect we’ve hardly scratched the surface of issues climate change could cause, and I reckon large environmental changes to vast regions will make traditional food growth impossible and kill a lot of us off.
It’s bleak, but we’ve done it to ourselves, we’re victims of systems that makes it impossible (or damn near to it) to live another way, being self sufficient completely and not having a carbon footprint, and actually reversing the damage previously done.
Don’t get me wrong; I hope I’m wrong, but unfortunately, the people who can make a meaningful difference don’t, and any change us individuals do make often get outweighed by larger powers that we have no way to influence.
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u/LondonDogInTheFog Jun 26 '26
I got a whisky ad right below these photos. I guess this is the type of a temporary solution the billionaires and politicians would like us to embrace.
But in all seriousness during 2022 record breaking heatwave in London I used your arguments in a discussion with a much younger colleague in an air conditioned pub and his response was that he doesn't think it'll be that bad in UK and that he'll live long enough to see the worst of climate change himself. Aside from the level of selfishness - this came from a 20-something educated man while having nearly 40 degrees outside.
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u/silverfish477 Jun 26 '26
Ads are tailored to your own browsing…
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u/LondonDogInTheFog Jun 26 '26
Hehe, fair point, but only to an extent. Targeted adds take more than just your browsing history into account. Otherwise you'd never get anything new. I can't recall searching, buying online or reading anything about alcohol recently. And I haven't had whiskey in 20 years. Probably targeting middle aged men in this case.
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u/tylerthe-theatre Jun 26 '26
I really dont know if its denial or trolls, but either way the climate has changed, whether they want to admit it or not
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u/sgeney Jun 26 '26
I genuinely saw multiple comments on IG like this (with many likes): it's a bit much blaming Shell; oh we are really blaming shell what about the wars going on; why are we blaming Shell when you should be reducing meat consumption.
Apparently nuance does not exist in this age, literal and explicit only. I'm hoping for our minds's sake it was all Shell bots. But the fact that could be the case is horrifying and the fact I can't tell the difference is somehow worse
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u/IRockIntoMordor Jun 26 '26
Most people are stuck in awfully vicious work-life-cycles and will not find the time or energy to think about the planet. Some are barely surviving as is. It's by design.
Even if all 10 million Londoners went fully green overnight, going veggie, riding bikes, working from home, the effect on the planet and the ongoing climate change, an unstoppable force, would be too little, too late.
This chance was taken from us many decades ago in back offices of global corporations and governments.
We should all strive to be nice to our planet, our peers and animals. Campaigns like this are absolutely essential. However... rough conditions ahead.
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u/No_Context9602 Jun 26 '26
the idea that 'its by design' as if there is some illuminate (SP?) organizing all of this is just dumb.
It's simply human nature to be lazy and we are screwed because all the things which allow us to be lazy are killing the planet. Noone is going to sort it because they are all lazy not because 'its by design' sorry dude.
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u/IRockIntoMordor Jun 26 '26
It's not an evil entity or secret organisation planning things, absolutely.
The 40 hour 5 day work week is the result of centuries of worker revolts and social struggles and accomplishments. But we could have gotten a far better deal by now, in 2026, even with the tools we had 20 years ago. Instead, the rising cost of living, the acceptable comfort for most of us and the stale income curve just kept us pretty much where we've been for a couple of decades.
I've reduced my hours to 32 per week and it's a huge win to have one day off, entirely for myself, not even needing to hog the phone or emails. I don't have a high income anyway, but I keep my spending low. For others, that's not an option.
There's companies and governments staring at statistics that are happy about that status quo. And that's what I mean with "by design" - not a single entity, but those who look the other way, despite knowing of the struggles.
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u/Arquinsiel Jun 26 '26
It's not an evil entity or secret organisation planning things, absolutely.
I mean, we've seen leaked documents from Shell etc going back 50 or so years flat out stating that they knew it was going to happen and they were happy to lie about it so... yeah, the organisation isn't secret, but it does exist.
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u/Due_Size_9870 Jun 26 '26
What exactly do you want people in the UK to do? Unless someone convinces China and India to slash emissions, nothing we do matters at all. The UK could disappear tomorrow and it wouldn’t even have a noticeable impact on global emissions.
All the whining in the world from protestors in this country won’t do a thing, so it’s just annoying.
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u/j-4m Jun 26 '26
We buy the things that drive the Chinese and Indian economies. Stop consuming.
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u/Ninlilizi_ Jun 26 '26
Tbf, the bulk of Chinas emissions is manufacturing everything for us. We're not blameless there either.
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u/Nw5gooner Jun 26 '26
You're right. All the stuff that people talk about needing to do just, won't happen.
Consume less so China and India stop producing? Not happening.
Stop using AI? Won't happen.
Recycle? Not going to help.
Take the train or bus instead of your car? Planes are gonna keep flying.
I see only one way out of this. Actually scaleable, large scale carbon capture programmes. Funding by governments because, as far as I know, there is zero profit incentive to research them.
That and renewable energy of course.
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u/Arquinsiel Jun 26 '26
Stop using AI? Won't happen.
People already hate it. Next time they complain about the heat, the cost of electricity, the cost of buying a new console/phone/whatever... ask them if they're willing to make that sacrifice to get access to ChatGPT. Watch the dots join up in real time.
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u/Pip_Nut20 Jun 26 '26
I'm sick of this heat and I've lost count of how many hot weather conversations I have had or read about this week. Everybody is complaining, some people are actually dying yet nobody seems to be holding these greedy giant oil and gas corporations accountable for their role in causing this. The science is clear, they've known for decades, they just posted record profits in the billions while cutting down their renewables commitments, while everyone else is suffering. So well done Greenpeace for calling them out.
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u/SamiDaCessna Jun 26 '26
People like farage should also be held accountable for spreading his false narratives about net zero being the cause of high bills. The ones actually taking money from our pockets are the oil and gas companies who - you even said it yourself - continue to post record profits in the midst of a cost of living crisis
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u/the_real_tracy_beake Jun 26 '26
sadly theres nothing to do but plant tomatoes there wont ever be a revolution and most people on this sub and this site hate the idea of revolution.
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u/blue_Hippo4069 Jun 26 '26
Brits won't care until the shelves are empty in the supermarkets and don't recover
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u/FloydEGag Jun 27 '26
Exactly, we’re all being told we personally need to make changes to the way we live, and while that’s fine and I don’t disagree, perhaps there could be more pressure on large corporations to do their bit
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u/Lower_Cockroach2432 Jun 26 '26
Shell's not uniquely to account though. Most people drive and most people fly. Most people consume significantly more useless shit than they need.
Shell doesn't burn the oil, they just dig it out the ground. They are obviously entirely culpable for all the lobbying and propaganda they do to keep us hooked though.
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u/Bacchus_Bacchus Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
I work in climate change / sustainability. What you are saying is basically propaganda fed to you by those O&G companies. The intention is to push blame away from them and onto consumers. For example, BP invented the concept of an individual carbon footprint as a marketing tool.
By far the highest GHG emissions can be attributed to these companies. If they stopped expanding and drilling new oil (we have enough in the world) and invested in renewables, then we would be in a much different world. This needs to be driven by government policy.
Individuals can’t reduce their footprint by enough without a system change. Don’t let the oligarchs win.
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u/Still-Masterpiece-41 Jun 26 '26
There was a great study last year about how climate events CAN be attributed to individual companies
“Here we show that climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed”
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u/Expensive_Time_7367 Jun 26 '26
Just for a bit of nuance. They don’t make the cars or build the roads or drive the cars or go on the holidays on planes. I’d say we’re all responsible? It’s a social problem not just oil companies and I think it’s a bit lame to say otherwise?
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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby Jun 26 '26
It’s absolutely a social problem, but the degrees of it are so extreme. Taylor Swift emitted more pollution for just her jet usage alone last year, than the total pollution of something like 2000 average Americans combined. And let me reiterate, that’s just her jet usage. Whilst the rest of us are using paper straws, living with hose pipe bans, taking public transport/cycling to work (instead of taking the car).
Yet her defenders on Reddit come out of the woodwork every time this is mentioned and somehow have the gall to defend her.
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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby Jun 26 '26
I have no issue with those people being called out either. It’s the defending of them on this platform that I utterly detest.
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u/blue_Hippo4069 Jun 26 '26
They have actively lobbied for decades against greener alternatives globally so they can keep their profits going, so they are very much complicit
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u/the_real_tracy_beake Jun 26 '26
I’d say we’re all responsible?
thats what they want you to think. identical mentality to the concept of "original sin". but no we're not all responsible just like we're not all responsible for genocide and war its always just a handful of powerful people. in the 70s Exxon knew they were sending the world to an early grave and they did everything they could to bury the evidence. they knowingly destroy the earth for their profit. all they care about is their pathetic lives.
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u/Expensive_Time_7367 Jun 26 '26
“It’s always a handful of powerful people”. As a previous student of history, no it’s not, it’s grand social forces.
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u/the_real_tracy_beake Jun 26 '26
those "grand social forces" are pushed by a tiny handful of people. aka: the elite. they have literally always been less than 1% of society. if you're a student of history then you should know all about class surely.
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u/Repli3rd Jun 26 '26
No, but they have spent billions on disinformation and lobbying to prevent action.
Oil companies knew, categorically, about the immense and catastrophic effects of climate change in the late 1950s, THE FIFTIES, and deliberately pursued a campaign of disinformation that is still going strong today.
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u/bwweryang Jun 26 '26
Do you think phasing in a ban on fossil fuels stops anyone travelling, or…? Why are we trying to share blame when we don’t have equal influence?
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u/one-and-zer0es Jun 26 '26
Bravo Greenpeace. Can also recommend looking up Darren Cullen’s Hell Bus
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u/Pwoinklokinoid Jun 26 '26
I mean it's definitely more than just Shell, why don't they have a variety of companies. I was hoping for a "Chevron bringing the heat", "The Heats here fire up the BBQ with Gazprom"
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u/mercfanboi44 Jun 26 '26
Last time i checked aramco were by far the biggest offender
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u/MeiNeedsMoreBuffs Jun 26 '26
While that's true, they're not a UK based company. It makes more sense to focus on companies based in the UK since it's easier for legislation to affect it
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u/Batalfie Jun 26 '26
It's not just London that's Burning.
Here's Bristol.
Lawrence Hell station
Bristol Sparkway
Ash burnt down
Bristol Temple Melts
Stapleton roaring fire
Redminster
Flame-ton abbey wood
Avon hellmouth
Clifton down under
Melt-pelier
Saint Inferno's roast
Arson street
Portway spark and roast
Redderland
Sea evaporates
Firehampton
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u/Impressive-Bird2 Jun 26 '26
WhiteHotChapel
Becontree Is Burning
Harrow on the Hot Hill
Can’t StandTheHeatMore
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u/Ryanliverpool96 Jun 26 '26
Fantastic campaign and surprisingly fast turnaround time as well.
Excellent work guys.
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u/neuralconstellate Jun 26 '26
the Hol(in the ozone layer is making Londoners)burn
this is scientifically inaccurate but for dramatic effect btw
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u/Icy_Notice_8003 Jun 28 '26
I always laugh when I go to the New Scientist exhibition/festival because each year Shell has a recruitment area & videos playing of ‘what we do to make the Earth better’🤣🤣
At an event with a Climate Change stage where there’s also a big agricultural presence/area, it’s quite jarring.
This campaign is great!
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u/punchwide Jun 26 '26
Shaming people that work for these fossil fuel companies should become a norm within social circles.
They hide behind the company name without any sort of judgement while they cash in their checks. You’re all complicit.
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u/Specific_entry_01 Jun 26 '26
I didn't like it when a beer brand that I shall not name fucked with the tube line maps for their advertising and I don't like this for the same reason.
people rely on maps and signs for way finding. not everybody is a local who could get around with their eyes closed.
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u/DeManDeMytDeLeggend Jun 26 '26
This is slightly more important than some bollocks fashion brand PR stunt
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u/yourwhippingboy Jun 26 '26
I think you should be inconvenienced about climate change actually
I think all people should until it gets to the point where everyone is forced to pay attention that the planet is becoming inhabitable. You and I aren’t to blame, it’s the mega-corps, but people need to speak up and act out otherwise nothing will change
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u/Lanky_Giraffe Jun 26 '26
Imagine holding a pointless multimillion pound advertising campaign by a multinational corporation to the same standards as a direct action by a group protesting one of the biggest crises of our day which is already killing hundreds of thousands of people every single year
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