I agree with you here. But we aren't talking about my actions, we are talking about how to cultivate a larger collective action. I completely agree with you and I specifically mention Gates because he is a big climate advocate. I don't believe that any of the information he is spreading is wrong or even misleading, but that his actions often don't align with his speech. Though I will admit that there is a nuanced discussion to be had here given that he substantially invests in climate research and technologies to decarbonize the world, but I also wouldn't blame anyone for thinking he's a hack given that his personal footprint is several orders of magnitude above the median American (which is even higher than the median Westerner). We do have a current culture of defeatism because it looks like you can just buy your way out of all this. But if you are making the argument that actions speak louder than words, I'd fully agree.
