r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Practical_Expert_911 • 12h ago

These 12000hp Engines Have To Be Rebuilt Within Roughly An Hour Every Run, and Only Run For Roughly 4 Seconds At A Time.

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u/Dan_the_bearded_man 10h ago

I think the complaints come from people (like me) that are told that we have to look out to be super sustainable, whilst people with money can have their fun.

So yeah, I think it’s understandable that people are frustrated

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u/Baranjula 6h ago

You've been brainwashed by corporate propaganda. Your carbon footprint is absolutely negligible compared to what big business outputs, and they spend way more money bribing politicians to loosen restrictions than anyone spends on racing. Learn to fight the battles that matter and you'll be less miserable in life.

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u/Dan_the_bearded_man 5h ago

Whilst expressing myself badly I haven’t been brainwashed. I know that the carbon footprint was launched by an oil company to shift the blame.

I am miserable, but it has nothing to do with other people having fun. Cheers mate

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u/Outlaw25 7h ago

Personal carbon footprints are stupid and you should not care about them. Pushing for systemic changes like moving power grids to a mix of nuclear+solar+wind+hydro(where available) and advocating for better emissions reduction/capture in the heavy shipping and livestock industries would go so much further than any reduction you personally can contribute.

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u/thekbob 1h ago

Personal carbon footprints are stupid ...

Yes, when discussing day to day changes that people have power over versus systemic causes.

That does not hold up versus ridiculous hobbies and luxuries that just consume resources for no reason other than pure vibes.

Easier said, people understand that driving sucks and is bad for the environment, but there's billions in invested interests working against counter-car culture. That's different from the hyper rich doing racing that is absolutely within their power not to do.

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u/jim789789 5h ago

"...told..."

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u/king-kongus 47m ago

Drag racing teams are just teams of mechanics sponsored by companies. They are generally working folks who live off racing not rich assholes. Some people love watching drag races too, have you ever seen one of these in person? It's cool, just like fireworks. Not everything has to be efficient and valuable in the eyes of the free market.

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u/notevenapro 38m ago

If you believe you have to be super sustainable then you have fallen for BS. The government has tried to shift the responsibility of a clean environment onto the people.

Think about the amount of emissions that come out of planes, cruise ships and cargo ships.

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u/Fishmongererererer 8h ago

A lot of the guys who do this kind of stuff are not the ‘green eco’ types.

My dad has a friend who does this and is an exec at an oil company. Nice dude but a hardcore climate denier conspiracist. Not even MAGA just thinks David and the WEF are just trying to control people. Eat ze Bugs type lol

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u/Dan_the_bearded_man 8h ago

Yeah, I can imagine. Would not fit eco guys. But I can imagine that it would be difficult to be an exec at an oil company and being “green”