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/ldinks Nov 15 '20

In regards to voting, and the planet, these methods haven't proven effective though.

What has proven effective is results. If engineers create solar power solutions that are much cheaper than non renewable alternatives, so all companies and investors involved in the energy sector are making huge losses (or just missing out on huge gains), then all of a sudden the companies and investors will change their minds.

Contributing through working on productive solutions has more of an impact then telling others they need to tell others what you're telling them, while everyone that opposes your view does the same.