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  1. I know you all know this, but it's always useful to have names for concepts.

    "By focusing attention on individual responsibility for the world’s problems, behavioural scientists may have inadvertently assisted a broader process known as “responsibilisation”“.

    Responsibilisation means placing the burden of blame onto individual consumers – deflecting attention from the need to regulate or constrain big businesses which benefit and profit from maintaining the status quo."

    theconversation.com/nudge-theo

    #essay #responsibilisation #PersonalResponsibility #ClimateChange #policy