I don't understand why so many people are vehemently against taking up any form of personal responsibility. The idea that everyone can just shit on the environment because corporation's aren't doing enough is juvenile bs. It's a comfort zone that enables these corporations in the first place.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it's like pissing into the ocean and saying we've increased the water level. I mean technically yeah, but not really.

The overwhelming issue is tankers, concrete, industrial plastics, methane from cattle and "natural" gas. Individual contribution from people barely shows up at all compared to these.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

The decisions of people absolutely influence what companies are doing. While the plastic straw each individual drops onto the floor or the burger they eat may not be the major driver of climate change, it is the way people chose to live (in the western world) that is responsible for climate change.

Releasing people from that responsibility will lead to them just slumb back into their comfort zone and doing nothing.