Seems more like “putting things in scale” than “whataboutism.” I’m not sure I agree with the premise, but I don’t think it’s whataboutism at all. Whataboutism would be “it’s fine, because something else is worse,” whereas I think the commenter is trying to say “it’s not much, since it’s less than something else that isn’t much either.”
They give analogies elsewhere about buses blowing big fat gas loads in front of SUV drivers, so if this is what they’re doing at all, it’s only because they’re floating between opinions, happily landing on whichever one happens to be more useful.
I believe they would say both are insignificant—but also!—video games are worse, so… you know, if you think electricity waste is bad, really you’re the problem, hippie.
Seems more like “putting things in scale” than “whataboutism.” I’m not sure I agree with the premise, but I don’t think it’s whataboutism at all. Whataboutism would be “it’s fine, because something else is worse,” whereas I think the commenter is trying to say “it’s not much, since it’s less than something else that isn’t much either.”
They give analogies elsewhere about buses blowing big fat gas loads in front of SUV drivers, so if this is what they’re doing at all, it’s only because they’re floating between opinions, happily landing on whichever one happens to be more useful.
I believe they would say both are insignificant—but also!—video games are worse, so… you know, if you think electricity waste is bad, really you’re the problem, hippie.