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"We are at a point in society where we can't simply keep doing what those before us did."

Sure we can. And we will. The choices of most of the world's population surely disagrees with this.

"Yes, life is about to get less convenient and we have to give up some luxuries."

I don't think that's the case, but we will see.

For the record, ideologically, I'm on your side. Realistically, I just don't see a world where the majority of people change.

The stop using the plastic straw argument applies to people who don't like straws. Tell the same anti-straw folks to stop traveling, stop having pets, no more children. You see where this goes - It just doesn't work.



There are laws against plastic straws and plastic bags.

There are laws against chemicals that are known to cause environmental harm.

There are laws against vehicles that pollute too much. Soon there will be laws against cars vehicles that pollute at all.

All we have to do is make laws, and more and more of them are coming.

Again, it doesn't matter what an individual wants.


Your trust in laws is fascinating

For humans, laws and rules are meant to be overstepped : this is how our species got so far : by considering rules, laws and traditions, and say "well, whatever, I will try it my way and see how it goes"


And how is that working out?

In recent months dozens of shops got multi-million dollar fines from the EPA for "deleting " diesel emission equipment. Now it's unheard of in the US.

It works.




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