Boycott Exxon Mobil
Created on: May 22nd, 2007
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There are a lot of flaws in your logic. There is an inelastic demand for gasoline; people will continue to buy because they cannot function without it. The reason the first boycott didn't work is because a great majority of people can't go a day without using gasoline and still be as productive as they would be with it. Also, about 99% of ytmnd users are retarded and/or under the age of 16, both you and I included (hey, I'm commenting this dumb ytmnd). But you still have my sopport.
You also did not address the issue of scarcity; as the world reserve of oil is depleted, the price for what remains will increase. As the remaining supply will not last as long as it has sustained us so far, this is inevitable. The days of cheap gasoline are over; be prepared to spend more, not less.
If you notice, we are not boycotting all oil, Just Exxon Mobil. Regardless if it is elastic or not you can lower prices of things by making the market more competitive. If Exxon Mobil lowers their prices, everyone will in order to keep things competitive. Furthermore, at this point in time, there is not a scarcity in oil... anyone who has been an oil trader will tell you that the changes in gas prices have almost nothing to do with scarcity, or politics.
However, it all depends on media hype rather than the actual events behind them.
Finally, It doesn't matter if most YTMNDers are too young or too stupid, it just the more methods of spreading the word the better. (I don't know about you but I can drive AND have taken more economics than a high school political science class, unlike you)
You're right, I'm a bio and psych major. But I don't see how boycotting an oil company in an oil-based economy is going to change anything. What justifies cheap prices right up to exhaustion? Also, why do we need immediate results? With the condition the environment is in, we should be burning less, not more. By lowering prices, aren't we encouraging the same behaviour that is causing all of these bad changes? I know that wasn't your point, but it is one I think that is worth addressing.
My point is, making gas cheaper is convenient for the lower and lower-middle class, but that is a very short sighted goal. Why do the gas prices need to be lowered? It's unbearable for those that can't afford it. But no one has a right to oil in the same way that they have a right to food, water and shelter. If you can't afford to play, don't play. And there is a lot of good that can come from this, like a social change to pollute less and to depend less on oil. Let's make some lemonade.
And I am not saying that the current prices are justified or not justified, it just seems that demanding lower prices is a misguided effort. I think that we, as consumers, are in control of the price of oil insofar as we have the decision to use it or not. The alternative is not convenient (yet), but it is still our choice.
I see your point of view, and i agree with all the environmental talk of alternative fuel etc. However, I come from Detroit where a single mom can afford to get to her job because to Michigan's high priced oil. Michigans whole economy is based on the motor industry. We have very limited public transportation (Thats the fault of our poor mayors in the last couple of year) and if you don't know it has the 2nd highest unemployment rate per capita next to, of course New Orleans. So, when gas is high here it...
hurts our entire economy. We have a long road to get Detroit out of this state of depression, and low gas prices helps a lot. There is also a long road to alternative fuel, and somethings gotta give and i don't want it to be detroiters. So basically, I see what your saying, but you need to understand my point of view.
Okay, I see where you are coming from. You're right, high gas prices do unfairly put a strain on those that use it out of necessity the most. This sort of social issue is beyond me, so I can't contribute anything that would be meaningful to this line of thought. Gas coupons, maybe? Kind of like what they do with food stamps. Anyway, 4'd for civil discourse on ytmnd. This was a discussion that has me thinking about the social issue of this situation in a different way. Thanks for the paradigm shift!
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