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I feel like there is another side too, of "plastic replacement" industry that also doesn't particularly have our interests at heart either. Do I really think re

I feel like there is another side too, of "plastic replacement" industry that also doesn't particularly have our interests at heart either. Do I really think reusable aluminum drinking straws are the answer to humanity's next crisis? Are plastic straws even in a top 1000 list of humanity's problems? Is the change even a net positive if the average person uses an aluminum one three times and throws it out? Or is it just someone (maybe even well intentioned) looking to make a quick dollar?

capableweb 7y ago
> Is the change even a net positive if the average person uses one three times and throws it out? Well, the point of the aluminum drinking straws is that you don't throw them. What's the point if you're gonna throw them in the end anyways? Just wash it, like the rest of utensils that you use. Anyways, I think we can all survive without straws. McDonals where I live has started just not giving you straws at all, and the cup has a message that if you want straws, ask the people working there for one. Looking around me when eating there, most people seems to be able to drink their sodas just fine without straws.
- pestaa 7y ago
  No straws??? What are they planning to do next, taking away our lids?!
  - stallmanite 7y ago
    They’ll just have you cup your hands under the fountain. 100% reduced plastic waste.
  - capableweb 7y ago
    Yeah, the same McDonalds are obviously not using the lids as the lids are only there for putting a straw in and you cannot drink from the cup with the lid on, so they are also served without lids. Guess the next step is to replace the paper/plastic (not sure what material it is, guessing a mix) cups with actual glasses that gets washed instead of thrown.
- daxfohl 7y ago
  > Anyways, I think we can all survive without straws Yip, and that's somewhat the point. But for whatever reason we keep getting lulled into the idea that we can fix the problem of consuming too many resources without actually consuming fewer resources.
- isodude 7y ago
  This will have a bad side effect on teeths since the straw saves them from a lot of the soda. At least according to my dentist you should always drink sodas with straw.
  - capableweb 7y ago
    I wonder what's worse; the health effects of drinking soda on your body and mind or the effects of drinking soda on your teeth?

capableweb 7y ago

> Is the change even a net positive if the average person uses one three times and throws it out? Well, the point of the aluminum drinking straws is that you don't throw them. What's the point if you're gonna throw them in the end anyways? Just wash it, like the rest of utensils that you use. Anyways, I think we can all survive without straws. McDonals where I live has started just not giving you straws at all, and the cup has a message that if you want straws, ask the people working there for one. Looking around me when eating there, most people seems to be able to drink their sodas just fine without straws.

pestaa 7y ago
No straws??? What are they planning to do next, taking away our lids?!
- stallmanite 7y ago
  They’ll just have you cup your hands under the fountain. 100% reduced plastic waste.
- capableweb 7y ago
  Yeah, the same McDonalds are obviously not using the lids as the lids are only there for putting a straw in and you cannot drink from the cup with the lid on, so they are also served without lids. Guess the next step is to replace the paper/plastic (not sure what material it is, guessing a mix) cups with actual glasses that gets washed instead of thrown.
daxfohl 7y ago
> Anyways, I think we can all survive without straws Yip, and that's somewhat the point. But for whatever reason we keep getting lulled into the idea that we can fix the problem of consuming too many resources without actually consuming fewer resources.
isodude 7y ago
This will have a bad side effect on teeths since the straw saves them from a lot of the soda. At least according to my dentist you should always drink sodas with straw.
- capableweb 7y ago
  I wonder what's worse; the health effects of drinking soda on your body and mind or the effects of drinking soda on your teeth?