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I'd need a peer reviewed study yes. To understand it in the context of all the other things we waste gas and plastic on. A single plane flight uses more energ
by new299 9y ago
I'd need a peer reviewed study yes.
To understand it in the context of all the other things we waste gas and plastic on.
A single plane flight uses more energy than all the bottles of water I'm likely to consume in a lifetime (many times more).
So.. it seems odd to me to single out bottled water and say those people are the sign of "mental decline" and "lazy and apathetic" (as other commenters have suggested).
And what's surprising is that it feels like people are saying:
"those are they bad guys... the guys buying bottled water... buying multiple other items with equal or more packaging on a daily basis and buying smartphones, and PCs, and taking international flights, that's fine that's "justifiable"".
In my mind, if bottled water is "lazy and apathetic" and a sign of "mental decline". It's not clear that all those other things aren't too.
- jstewartmobile 9y agoWe're really arguing value systems here, so I don't see what a study is going to bring to the table. That, and it's not just a matter of energy. What about the litter? What about BPS/BPA leaching? What about the neglect of public systems because everyone with a little extra cash just says "not my problem" and buys a case of Nestle every week?
- new299 9y ago> We're really arguing value systems here, so I don't see what a study is going to bring to the table. As far as I can tell, mostly we're arguing at cross purposes. I'm arguing that saying people who buy a single bottle of water maybe 5 times a year are "lazy and apathetic" and a "sign of mental decline" is an unreasonable and inconsistent view. This is given the other choices that most people make on a daily basis (including say, buying a phone, using electricity etc. etc.). You're arguing... something to do with people who buy large quantities of bottled water? This is a point I'm not even disputing... > That, and it's not just a matter of energy. What about the litter? What about BPS/BPA leaching? What about the neglect of public systems because everyone with a little extra cash just says "not my problem" and buys a case of Nestle every week? People who buy a case of Nestle every week are a separate issue, and not what I was discussing at all (please see the thread I'm responding to). It may be possible to make a reasonable case for dissuading people from purchasing bottled water in large quantities (you might try and do that through social pressure/marketing, or taxation or some other method).