Thread by @AllumBokhari

"Net Zero" is coming to the video games industry. But what is Net Zero and why should you care?

The subheading of this CNET article carries the core concept.

"What will games have to give up?"

Spreading into every industry, Net Zero makes the same demand.

Sacrifice.
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"Net Zero" is everywhere, but it always makes the same demand: lower your standards!

Lower-quality protein: bugs instead of steak.

Lower-quality stoves: electric instead of gas.

And now, lower-quality video games.
breitbart.com/tech/2023/05/3…

Air travel is a major example.

France recently banned short-haul passenger flights, forcing people to drive or take the train instead.

Only for commercial airlines, of course. Private jets can still do short-haul trips in France.

This is a pattern.
breitbart.com/europe/2022/12…

The unspoken mechanism of "Net Zero" is forcing everyday consumers to bear the costs or carbon reductions.

The wealthy will still be able to buy gas stoves, private flights, and regular meat.

It will simply become too expensive for everyday consumers.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

You don't *have* to harm consumers to reduce carbon emissions.

A Finnish nuclear plant recently had to pause its output, because it was making electricity TOO cheap.

But this misses the point of Net Zero.

"Net Zero" isn't the goal.

Sacrifice is.
zerohedge.com/energy/finnish…

It's hard not to see sinister motives at work.

Millennials and Gen Z were already facing a far worse standard of living -- largely the fault of boomer elites.

Convenient to say there's no other option. That it's the only way to save humanity. That you *must* sacrifice.

It taps into primal human instincts -- instincts that don't require evidence.

In virtually every society, across all of history, people have been persuaded to sacrifice in the promise of salvation.

What does this impulse look like in a secular society?

It becomes a good-vs-evil struggle, pitting those who are willing to sacrifice against those who are not.

Perfect for the activist class who have much in common with old-school religious zealots.

Is it a coincidence that they enjoy iconoclasm so much?

So, what should gamers and the industry expect?

A relentless push to reduce standards/quality, funded by elite institutions, backed by elite media, and spearheaded by activists motivated by quasi-religious impulses.

Be prepared!

breitbart.com/tech/2023/05/3…