An Escape From India's Air Pollution for Those Who Can Afford It
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The NYT article discusses how India's wealthy are escaping air pollution using expensive air filters, sparking a discussion on whether the story unfairly frames this as a class issue.
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ungreased0675
about 2 months ago
Choosing to frame a story about an air filter as a class warfare thing is unfortunate. It’s an interesting story without the extra concern signaling, and the average reader is smart enough to make the unaffordability connection by themselves.
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