Billionaires “are behemoths, and they mostly use their outsize power in ugly ways – both in how much they consume and how much they influence the world’s climate response” - brilliant piece here by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.socialwww.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Billionaires are out of touch and much too powerful. The planet is in trouble | Rebecca Solnit

The 1% aren’t just the biggest climate wreckers, they also greatly influence how the world responds to the crisis, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit

So eye opening, points of view I hadn't considered: "Being a billionaire tends to isolate you from the rest of humanity, and too often places you in an echo chamber of your own making; it’s arguably a disqualification for participating in the affairs of ordinary people..."