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I don't know if the parent comment was complaining of inconvenience. Straws are a trivial step forward, and I don't think we shouldn't feel better because of i

I don't know if the parent comment was complaining of inconvenience. Straws are a trivial step forward, and I don't think we shouldn't feel better because of it and think we've done something meaningful. Straw bans are a particularly easy topic to make fun of, because of some internet analysis that Starbucks' solution uses more plastic than using straws.

zaroth 8y ago
It was “some Internet analysis” — by a 9 year old apparently? — that got the ball rolling on this latest legislative fleecing. Banning straws are a non-trivial step backwards which will lead to more pollution IMO. It’s a mockery of real steps which could be taken that would have orders of magnitude more effect on actual pollution levels. If you think banning straws are an actual benefit, I think you’ve left science behind and moved on to politics.