I used to feel helpless about this too, because top-down "climate action" often just means ridiculous and counterproductive interventions like ethanol blending, EV subsidies, greenwashing credits, and I fear soon, bug-eating diet mandates too. Master's tools, master's house, as they say.
But lately upon better understanding Austrian economics, I'm increasingly convinced that individuals opting out of the fiat order could be the key in seriously denting all statist violence. To put it briefly, it's a very effective way to weaken the very incentives that protect cronies and politically convenient, inefficient industries and PSUs (like Coal India) and that socialise ecological costs onto everyone else. So realising all of us individually have agency in this has made me feel a lot less helpless.
It's nice to come across your thoughts after so long, Priyanka. We used to be mutuals when you were on Twitter. Centralised social media is indeed extremely soul-destroying. I hope you've been well. Your tweets had a big influence on me and helped me think better. Thanks so much for that. 💜
