To save the planet maybe we need to stop trying to be its friend?

To save the planet maybe we need to stop trying to be its friend?

People tend to judge their environmental impact using moral intuition that evolved to handle social exchange – but these tree huggers may be doing more harm than good, say researchers. A new theory suggests that we think of our relationship with the environment like a social exchange, leading to the belief that ‘environmentally friendly’ behavior…

 

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