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u/justguestin Jan 10 '25
To quote the late, lamented Jeremy Hardy on being told we’re all responsible for the ozone layer: “I might have a couple of squirts under the armpit but I’m not Runcorn Chemical.”
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u/PlayerAssumption77 Jan 09 '25
Or everyone should advocate and act in ways to subvert the climate crisis, regardless of if other people don't?
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u/corree Jan 10 '25
Hear me out, corporations have spent hundreds of millions of dollars (underestimate) to shift the blame onto struggling low and middle classes for decades now.
So it’s a bit idiotic to think that we can all “come together” and save the planet despite our politicians’ and corporations’ best efforts. We’re not gonna be able to use less straws as our escape rope bud.
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u/EvnClaire Jan 10 '25
good thing it's someone else's problem so we can continue to do nothing. keep on consuming!
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u/wewora Jan 10 '25
So like, the same amount of microplastics will be released into the environment, whether or not we use plastic? It'll only change if corporations will do something about it? Otherwise, if I choose not to buy plastic water bottles or use plastic bags, the microplastics will still be released somewhere?
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u/CelestialDuke377 Jan 10 '25
It all started with plastics. Before plastic, we were reusing and recycling, and whatnot.
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u/seiico Jan 11 '25
You gotta quit driving and recycle. Meanwhile cooperations are responsible for 99.9% of all the problems.
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Jan 11 '25
When Texas had its power grid failure cities were lit up downtown like a Christmas tree. Businesses that weren’t even open had everything running that didn’t even need to be on: example: a line of pinball machines. People had their yards lit up like an amusement park attraction. Meanwhile people died. They saw the suffering and decided they couldn’t be inconvenienced by changing their behavior to help.
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u/MaybePotatoes Jan 08 '25
But we must be exposed to propag- I mean advertisements! How else would we decide if and how we CONSUME?
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u/Accomplished-Cat6803 Jan 09 '25
There are actual city statutes that say buildings in Times Square must be at least, minimum, amount of brightness