agent_wolfe t1_jdywqpa wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:06 AM

Reply to comment by bigapewhat089 in The Greenland Ice Sheet is close to a melting point of no return by Vucea

I guess I’m doing a little to help the environment. WFH saves on gas pollution. I don’t drive much. I’m averaging 2 flights every 9 years. My phone is at least 5 or 6 years old. I’m 2 generations behind on Xbox. I haven’t bought a shirt since the month the pandemic started. And I barely use Amazon.

But yeah, I do like fruit & veggies that don’t grow here. And I eat meat. And there’s so much waste from manufactured products. I’m not too conscientious about companies or working to save the environment. I guess I’m just neutralish.

bigapewhat089 t1_jdz60s0 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:03 AM

Don't get wrong wrong, it's good that you live a minimalist lifestyle, mainly for your own wellbeing. But individual pollution is just a drop in the bucket. Most people do not share this sentiment, and it will be impossible for them to do so. A big factor is advertisment, you buy shit cause you see the newest and greatest. But the main reason is humans are evolutionary we want to advance, so we have tons of kids (which is still not enough to sustain the economy) that also pollute. In short, we are fucked. The hope is that some tech comes out which helps stabilize this. No country will stop advancing and have a complete shutdown, put millions of people out of work into the streets, to save the planet.