Another cynical thread derail on HN. The serious problems with plastics, out of control plastic use and waste is swiftly trivialized into an individualized 'con

Another cynical thread derail on HN. The serious problems with plastics, out of control plastic use and waste is swiftly trivialized into an individualized 'consumer problem' and 'meat eating' problem ie let's not do anything. The first comment is splitting hairs about what kind of plastic waste with an irrelevant link to a story about plastic nets? This when the article clearly shows and mentions 40kg of plastic bags and there are thousands of articles and studies on the toxic impact of plastic on marine life. These kind of irresponsible comments are a serious problem as it makes readers feel we live in an uncaring world. Eat less fish? Only those who haven't thought about the world or those who profit from plastic respond in this cavalier fashion to serious global issues. Not a word about the packaging industry, regulating the use of better packing and nets, or the inability of consumers to make choices because race to the bottom leaves no effective alternatives. Instead lets dissipate responsibility, affect 'helplessness' and do nothing while the destruction of the planet continues unabated. This is a small minded ideology that puts the 'freedom' of a few to profit without constraints above all else.