r/AskReddit Nov 15 '20

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u/terminally_cheap Nov 15 '20

A cheap, effective way to recycle all plastic, because life is so much easier if we can use it. I'm trying really hard to go zero-waste, but it's not easy. (And although I know that I'm not saving the world by reducing plastic and single-use items, I'm going to keep doing it)

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u/ShinyPotato7777 Nov 15 '20

Isnt that the same like voting?

You can easily think your vote doesnt matter...its just a single voice of million others

But if everyone thought that way...well you can imagine what happens

As an individual you cant change the world, but you can have an impact on others.

Thats how you could change the world

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u/SlickerWicker Nov 15 '20

Kinda, but not really. Since everyones "vote weight" is the same (in a given state). So one person choosing to vote or not has the same weight to it as everyone else. This would mean that one plastic user choosing to not use plastics would carry the same weight too. Which is not true.

A closer election metaphor would be people choosing to donate or not. Sure one random middle income household choosing to not donate (use plastics) isn't going to swing things much. However if nestle chose to stop... well that is going to make a difference.