If you can’t convince the average citizen to care about conservation, you will never be able to convince the average citizen to hold billionaires accountable for their destruction. Demoralizing people on their efforts to reduce pollution, etc does just as much harm as convincing them that plastic recycling makes it all better. Me saving a thimble of water may only save a thimble of water, but by doing so I have actively worked towards a better future as opposed to passing it off. Its the same as the ‘your vote doesn’t matter’ people. Do not discourage those who want to help.
Yeah I feel like many commenters are missing that it’s a change in mindset more than any massive impact. Once you start monitoring your plastic waste/water usage/diet, you’re out of the inactive inertia. You can really start to grasp the scale of the problem and who’s causing it.
One person cutting back doesn’t change anything and 100,000 might not make a splash either. But it’s easier to motivate societal change when 100,000 people are vocal and invested.
If you can’t convince the average citizen to care about conservation, you will never be able to convince the average citizen to hold billionaires accountable for their destruction. Demoralizing people on their efforts to reduce pollution, etc does just as much harm as convincing them that plastic recycling makes it all better. Me saving a thimble of water may only save a thimble of water, but by doing so I have actively worked towards a better future as opposed to passing it off. Its the same as the ‘your vote doesn’t matter’ people. Do not discourage those who want to help.
Yeah I feel like many commenters are missing that it’s a change in mindset more than any massive impact. Once you start monitoring your plastic waste/water usage/diet, you’re out of the inactive inertia. You can really start to grasp the scale of the problem and who’s causing it.
One person cutting back doesn’t change anything and 100,000 might not make a splash either. But it’s easier to motivate societal change when 100,000 people are vocal and invested.