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Yes I can, easily.
Okay, but so can a lot of boomers. Still expect to see memes about how you didn't do anything
That's fine, all I care about is being able to look my kids in the eye and tell them I tried, and what I did.
I will be agreeing with those memes.
Don't get tennis elbow patting yourself on the back. Your individual actions won't matter unless you can bring industry with you. The best way to do that is to help people gain class consciousness. The best way to do that is by not considering your individual actions as relevant.
Weirdest leap of logic I've seen in a long time....
"If you can't change other people's minds for them, then your personal efforts are worthless"
I could give two shits what anyone else thinks about my efforts.
It goes back to my original point though in that attacking other working class individuals based on birth year is just counterproductive infighting.
The fight needs to be brought to the rich and powerful who have had the opportunity to solve climate change and other global issus but have chosen instead to enrich themselves further by making it all worse
Of course, talk shit about any fascists you know as they all deserve their teeth kicked in but a boomer you see on the street could just as easily be a lifelong environmentalist hippie as they could be a fascist - just as anyone from any other generation could be (especially Zoomers for some unholy reason)
TL;DR is fuck billionaires and generalising is bad
I minimize plastics use, recycle anything that can be, reuse/renew whenever possible, minimize all use of products dangerous to the environment/ecosystems, educate myself on the issues and candidates and then vote in every election, volunteer for political campaigns, I educate my children about the environment (including what we do to minimize our impact and why it's a problem at all) and politics (including the importance of voting, how to research candidates and issues). Yes, there is more I could do, but I think I do a pretty good amount--far above the average. My kids won't blame me, even if the memes blame my generation.
I wouldn't go out of my way to make older generations feel bad because that isn't solving anything, but I would educate them so that maybe their votes will be better going forward.
I hope my kids grow up to blame me for my mistakes, and I hope the same for yours. Thinking you've done enough by conscientious participation in capitalism is a mistake and I hope your children will grow to see that even if you don't.