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No need to be defeatist. If there's microplastics found somewhere it shouldn't make you want to deal with the problem less, right? Until a few years back I wa
by throwaway290 3y ago
No need to be defeatist. If there's microplastics found somewhere it shouldn't make you want to deal with the problem less, right?
Until a few years back I was also unaware about microplastics in things like tires and clothes. Started buying clothes that are strictly cotton/linen/wool.
I don't drive so that part is irrelevant.
- hnhg 3y agoTBF it probably does not matter what you do as an individual. All the news indicates it could be a civilization-scale problem. Collectively, the human race would need to deal with it together. I believe this has never happened before.
- mcv 3y agoThe human race has collectively dealt with global issues before. CFCs vs the ozone layer is the classic example. It's a much smaller problem of course, but we did solve it. We need to step up.
- hnhg 3y agoThat is true, thanks for reminding me. I am a bit discouraged by the response to climate change, which I think will end disastrously. I would be overjoyed to be proved wrong on all counts.
- lo_zamoyski 3y agoOne individual's actions won't solve the entire problem, sure, but you will be at least limiting the more acute exposure to yourself, and your family, by avoiding clothing made of plastic, for example. Cotton, linen, wool are better for you than plastic anyhow, putting to one side microplastics.
- throwaway290 3y ago"Never happened before" is funny because the example is literally in front of you. Want an example of many humans together making global change happen? See how we got here. Individuals is how it started, individuals is how it's gonna improve.
- Teever 3y agoTell that to Gavrilo Princip. Daring individuals can change the world.
- mcv 3y agoIt's not like he single-handedly causes the war. The countries involved were already itching for a war, and he merely provided the excuse.
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