EffectiveAardvark84 OP t1_iud02nj wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:04 PM

Reply to comment by Good-Table5566 in Best I can do is wrap everything in cling film by EffectiveAardvark84

But not everyone who feels it’s important does what the more unorthodox/shock tactic activists do. Strangely though, what they do is the only thing widely reported in the media as it’s designed to support confirmation bias for others to like to roll their eyes, and call anyone with a genuine concern to reduce plastic consumption (for example) some radical with an appetite for wanton destruction.

Good-Table5566 t1_iud8miy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:27 PM

Ain't nobody's fault that the crazies ruin the message.

Well except for the crazies.

First step,if you really care, is shutting those extremists down.

EffectiveAardvark84 OP t1_iudca2b wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:57 PM

I hear what you’re saying, however the actions of a small number of people doesn’t mean everyone else should stop caring about making good choices about their own environmental impact on things. I get that throwing soup on a painting isn’t the way forward (donate the soup to a food bank and complain to your MP instead for example).

Nobody is saying everyone must become a hermit living off grid. Just take little steps like reducing meat consumption slightly, seek out products with no or minimal plastic packaging, that kind of thing.