I 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 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".