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> Wearing the dressings of smart people, we do nothing, while telling others to do nothing, because the something they would do would be a "blip." Talk is chea
by MisterTea 8y ago
> Wearing the dressings of smart people, we do nothing, while telling others to do nothing, because the something they would do would be a "blip."
Talk is cheap. If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. The only way to effect change is to work towards it yourself and gently encourage others to do so. Be prepared to make sacrifices and/or compromises (this is what stops most people, humans are selfish and lazy).
Don't like plastic waste? Make an effort to reduce it. Take reusable cloth bags with you when shopping. A big trend among young people today is takeout food. It seems that fewer and fewer people cook for themselves. This is a massive source of plastic waste. Don't buy new gizmos just because they are new or for status. Use things until they break. Then fix them until they cant be fixed.
Just imagine if everyone stopped talking a good game and started taking small steps to making the world a better place.
- crankylinuxuser 8y agoAgain you're just blaming the end user for companies making the bulk of pollution of all sorts. I don't want the box in a box in a box with countless plastic air pillows in an Amazon shipment. Nor do I want razorsharp clamshell packaging. Nor do I need plastic bags- I use cloth bags. Yet I'm the one somehow "responsible" for a variety of pollution and climate change. Its not my fault things are built with planned obsolescence. I can repair a variety of things, but with glues and ultrasonic welding makes things notoriously difficult. Tl;Dr. Companies are really responsible, but 3 Rs are targeting citizens.
- titzer 8y agoMy irrelevant "blip" for 2017 was picking up 300 bags of trash off beaches with my own bare hands. I didn't lead with that, but you brought it up.