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> The idea that this problem is solvable by individuals changing their behavior I don't think that individuals can solve climate change without having governme

> The idea that this problem is solvable by individuals changing their behavior I don't think that individuals can solve climate change without having government and corporations change. But governments and corporations won't ever change without action by individuals to pressure them to change. Activism on the part of individuals turning into collective action is the kind of thing that would produce actual change, not actions like plastic recycling. But again there's a failure of the Millennial generation for you. You've figured out the individual actions which don't work and which you've been led down an alley by moneyed interests into thinking they're effective, but you have no answers to effecting change past pointing blame.

EGreg 4y ago
Yep, this is what's happening: https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362 https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362 Glad people are realizing it
iak8god 4y ago
> Activism on the part of individuals turning into collective action is the kind of thing that would produce actual change Great, I'm sure that's true. Concretely, what do you recommend individual Millenials should be doing?
- tracker1 4y ago
  I would suggest starting with individual study and observation. Too much activism is pushed from emotion, and it all reaches a point where it just comes across as noise. I think what's needed is a balance of the passion combined with knowledge and understanding. Getting involved in local politics and making small changes in a progressive direction as opposed to trying to save the world. A good example are communities that are supporting local growers/producers and freeing them from some of the national/state level red tape. Improving the chain of supply more locally and increasing awareness. This is much harder in larger cities though... as local foods are less diverse and less universally available year-round. Working with local restaurants that aren't chains and trying to build local sustainable menus. Moving away from refined products to more local. As it stands, it's very niche and trendy, which can come across as off-putting or out of touch. But working locally can be very impactful. If you can convince one restaurant to move at least part of their menu to local supply, that can help. Being closer to the source will lead you to connecting with the source and having a better understanding. There are a lot of people out there, working on actually making their small parts work... connecting these people is really hard. I've been pushing for years talking to local restaurants to try to get them to move away from refined seed oils for cooking alone, and it often falls on deaf ears. Shop and advocate for local coop markets that have sustainable practices. Unfortunately, it's hard to fight the convenience/abundance of Wal-Mart, Amazon and Costco. I have enough trouble convincing my SO to hit a couple different grocery stores in a day, as opposed to trying to get everything needed in one convenient stop.

EGreg 4y ago

Yep, this is what's happening: https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362 https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362 Glad people are realizing it

iak8god 4y ago

> Activism on the part of individuals turning into collective action is the kind of thing that would produce actual change Great, I'm sure that's true. Concretely, what do you recommend individual Millenials should be doing?

tracker1 4y ago
I would suggest starting with individual study and observation. Too much activism is pushed from emotion, and it all reaches a point where it just comes across as noise. I think what's needed is a balance of the passion combined with knowledge and understanding. Getting involved in local politics and making small changes in a progressive direction as opposed to trying to save the world. A good example are communities that are supporting local growers/producers and freeing them from some of the national/state level red tape. Improving the chain of supply more locally and increasing awareness. This is much harder in larger cities though... as local foods are less diverse and less universally available year-round. Working with local restaurants that aren't chains and trying to build local sustainable menus. Moving away from refined products to more local. As it stands, it's very niche and trendy, which can come across as off-putting or out of touch. But working locally can be very impactful. If you can convince one restaurant to move at least part of their menu to local supply, that can help. Being closer to the source will lead you to connecting with the source and having a better understanding. There are a lot of people out there, working on actually making their small parts work... connecting these people is really hard. I've been pushing for years talking to local restaurants to try to get them to move away from refined seed oils for cooking alone, and it often falls on deaf ears. Shop and advocate for local coop markets that have sustainable practices. Unfortunately, it's hard to fight the convenience/abundance of Wal-Mart, Amazon and Costco. I have enough trouble convincing my SO to hit a couple different grocery stores in a day, as opposed to trying to get everything needed in one convenient stop.