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Cake day: June 13th, 2024

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  • This seems like a tragedy of the commons line of thinking, with a dash of whataboutism.

    I’m reminded of the quote “be the change you wish to see in the world.”

    If you wish to reduce plastic consumption, perhaps the single step along that journey begins with you.

    And if that journey includes sacrifices that you are not willing to make, then it’s good to be cognizant of that, so that you understand your impact on the world and the consequences your decisions have upon your future self.

    Distilling this to an example you mentioned above, if you are unwilling to use bar soap, then perhaps look for bath products where some of the company profits go towards environmental restoration. Depending on the company, it may not mitigate your full impact, but reduce is one of the 3 tenets of sustainability.

    I think it’s important that consider that, for now, we only have this one spaceship.