• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Said no one ever.

      People so mad about straws act like you cannot possibly work against a problem in more than a single way.

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        5 months ago

        The problem is we are not trying multiple ways. We only try the ineffective ones to avoid trying the effective ones.

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          5 months ago

          And by “we” you mean actually “corporations”? Of course they aren’t willing to blame and fine themselves for saving money.

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              5 months ago

              Which are basically controlled by the corporations. My point is that there are many people who want to do more and several groups trying to make it happen. They aren’t up against an easy fight. So when a small win happens like plastic straw bans, maybe we can want more without dismissing it as bullshit.

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      5 months ago

      You could always not buy their completely non essential products, but suggesting that rarely gets a good reception from the “obsessively whining about straws” crows.

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        5 months ago

        You could always not buy their completely non essential products

        I’ve been trying this for decades, but it hasn’t put a dent in the global growth of waste.