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- I eat mostly vegetarian - I live in a small apartment block that is very insulted and has a lot of natural light - don't own a car and use bike / public tr
by anon1253 9y ago
- I eat mostly vegetarian
- I live in a small apartment block that is very insulted
and has a lot of natural light
- don't own a car and use bike / public transport
- work 100% remote
- I compensate CO2 when flying, even when for business
- I try to have a minimal set of possessions, and buy second-hand if possible (and am really aggressive about ad blocking, don't watch commercial TV)
- I got a vasectomy to not have children
- I try to write and engage in social media about it, read the primary literature
- Donate to reforestation / tree planting initiatives
But it's all bullshit isn't it? I doesn't change a damn thing. The fixation on the idea that individual consumer behavior will make a noticeable impact is laughable. The only way to make a difference is by changing the companies and business that pollute in the first place, not the people who buy the stuff. And that means taxing, de-investing, subsidizing alternatives, and for the love-of stop subsidizing fossil fuels. But that's never going to happen.
I mean even putting a stupid sail on cargo ships would cut down pollution more than the CO2 anything you and I could ever do. Or if we hike up the prices of transport considerably (so fruits from bloody Africa don't cost 20 cents in Northern Europe) we can change our entire logistics pipeline.
- erik_landerholm 9y agoUnfortunately, you are correct, it's all bullshit. It will take a technology revolution or divine/alien intervention to stop the coming climate apocalypse.
- mkstowegnv 9y agoNever stop working to change the system but reject cynicism and pessimism and honor all those who make even small contributions. Thank you. Thank you for buying a little time. The problem grows exponentially as tundra defrosts and releases methane and it grows in spurts as thresholds are crossed and glaciers calve for example. Keep hoping that the contributions you make and are inspiring others to make will buy enough time for exponentially growing technological advances to arrive. Arrive in time to keep us from crossing some of the really bad thresholds like the Gulf Stream shutting down. Visualize a melting ceiling of an ice cave in Greenland and tell yourself I am stopping this drop.
- pstuart 9y agoBrings to mind this essay: http://www.derrickjensen.org/2009/07/forget-shorter-showers/ http://www.derrickjensen.org/2009/07/forget-shorter-showers/
- ented 9y agoThank's god that you decided not to reproduce. All the humanity is thankfull.
- anon1253 9y agoIt's not just that overpopulation is a major problem. It's that I'd rather save them the burden of existence in a world that will be substantially less habitable. Not quite sure what to make of your comment other than some non-constructive jab at my personality, though. But if you have any thoughts, I would of course like to hear them! We're all just making this up as we go along.