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This topic is primarily about the accumulation of physical waste (ie. garbage), not about the oil usage. Of course, the oil usage is a valid problem that needs
by gbear605 8y ago
This topic is primarily about the accumulation of physical waste (ie. garbage), not about the oil usage. Of course, the oil usage is a valid problem that needs to be solved, but that's not why people are caring about the straws.
- coatmatter 8y agoI see the article highlighting the community's continual misplacing of priorities. This doesn't mean that I don't think plastic straws present any problems, but I believe most aren't thinking rationally about the cause of the problem (excessive consumption, etc). A similar hysteria has recently been occuring with dumped bikes while the ongoing issue with motoring addiction goes on unaddressed: https://slate.com/business/2018/04/astounding-photos-capture-graveyards-of-unused-dockless-vehicles-in-american-cities.html https://slate.com/business/2018/04/astounding-photos-capture... To borrow what I believe is an unfair phrase, the article as I see it is about "bike-shedding".