Student 1: Oh, hey, we were talking about that article in The Atlantic on, uh, dark money lobby regulations. You guys wanna sit?
Student 2: Yeah, I mean, it's a complete farce. Basically, Big Oil's writing all of our laws at this point.
Ben: Totally. It does seem like a lot of automakers are turning to electric though, so that's good.
Student 3: Well, Ben, you know electric cars are just as bad, right? I mean, heavy-metal mining is a serious human rights issue. Without a clean grid, what's even the point?
Ben: Right, right, yeah. I… I just mean hopefully one day, we can just, like, run cars on corn.
Student 3: Yeah, come on, Ben. We certainly don't wanna incentivize monoculture farming any more than we already do.
Ben: No. No… Of course not.
Student 2: Do you guys wanna order some food? Ben, you're our guest. What are you in the mood for?
Ben: Food? Uh, I just want something that's sustainably sourced, carbon-neutral, and preferably delivered by someone who's paid a living wage.