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[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 17 points 1 month ago (8 children)

So basically any effort a single individual has done and can do in the future to reduce their footprint has been undone by 100x. Why are we even bothering?

[–] pwnicholson@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I feel that.

But just to say it: Because it's still the right thing to do, and if we didn't, it would just be that much worse.

There's no denying the best thing people can do for the planet isn't recycling, etc - it's voting.

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We don't have the time to vote every 2-4 years and pray we get a decent candidate that will at least not set us back further. We need to learn and organize.

[–] pwnicholson@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

Oh, I'm not saying voting is the only thing we can do. Not by a long shot. It's just the most impactful.

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