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That's the whole problem isn't? The actions of any individual, or even the actions of everyone in a small-to-medium sized nation are just too small on their own
by SonicScrub 5y ago
That's the whole problem isn't? The actions of any individual, or even the actions of everyone in a small-to-medium sized nation are just too small on their own to mark significant change.
Too many people aren't willing to accept this simple fact: the standard of living in the cushy societies of the Western middle class is completely and utterly unsustainable. And probably never will be. Avoiding environmental degradation is simply not possible without a major quality of life reduction.
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- CubsFan1060 5y agoI agree with the last part. There is a huge amount of moral licensing as well (I recycled this cardboard box, so flying to Aruba is ok). But I think both collectively and individually we are unwilling to make the required sacrifices. You're right, the actions of one person don't make a significant change, but they do make some change. If everyone who said they were deeply concerned about the environment started to make the changes that are required, we'd start to make a dent. And perhaps have a larger effect than themselves. But they won't. We're all mostly just hoping that massive change doesn't happen until after we die.
- xboxnolifes 5y agoI think what a lot of people who say individual change is useless fail to realize is that individual change isn't about tipping the scale from their effort alone. An individual change may influence another individual (friend, loved one, someone on the internet, etc) to follow, and now you have 2 individuals. Keep repeating that and it may stop being an individual change.