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[-] aeternum@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago

reminder: the greatest things you can do to help the environment: Go Vegan; Don't have kids; if you can, walk/catch public transport/cycle.

[-] Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would like to add using e-skateboards, e-bikes, OneWheels, to the tail end of your suggestions. I'm 31, no kids, I've never owned a car and I use my onewheel for grocery runs, to pick up my prescriptions, etc.

Edit: I feel compelled to say "I'm doing my part" like Starship Troopers, lmao

[-] Marketsupreme@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Thank you for doing this, but unless we have systemic change, this is just feel-good shit.

[-] myfavouritename@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

I agree that the world does not need "you" to reduce your footprint to zero. But people do have collective power. If everyone reduced their footprint a bit, that would make a dent.

Even better is if everyone realized that the big polluting beasts are fed by us. Everyone withholding just a little money from these corporations makes the graph of their profit go from pointing up to pointing down. And they sit up and take notice at that, even if they are still making billions annually. They are literally a house of cards and we are the bottom layer.

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