Any time you're told that the weak and vulnerable are responsible for how bad things are, rather than the rich and powerful, you're being lied to

ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 1062 points –
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I require the ability to move those groceries from the shop to my car to my house, but if no one produces an environmentally friendly way to do so then I'm at the mercy of the plastic bags, bottles, containers, and wrapping I've been provided.

Bruh have you never heard of reusable bags? Made of cloth? Or even just bringing your plastic bags back to the store?

You're right about most of these things, but those aren't the types of things I'm referring to.

Bruh have you heard of packaging? Go buy a packet of chips in something that isn't plastic, good luck purchasing those and toting them out in your reusable bag with that handful of sour cream, and pocket full of frozen peas.

those aren't the types of things I'm referring to.

And those that argue for corporate and government responsibility do the things you are referring to, with the addition that they are smart enough to recognise personal responsibility isn't enough and isn't possible at scale without systemic change.

It's not that you're wrong, it's that you're wasting your breath preaching to a choir that has additional comprehension.

Except that they clearly don't, or they wouldn't say such absurd things.

Except we do because I am one. Reusable bag using government responsibility pusher right here. So instead of being disingenuously belligerent, check your ego at the recycling center. Oh wait, they haven't built one.

Then maybe say what you mean instead of telling people who are responsible that they aren't.

I did say what I mean, your lack of comprehension and inability to ask clarifying questions is a you problem.

That's good. Blame other people for not asking questions when you say the opposite of what you mean. You're so dark and mysterious.

Everyone else gets it, why can't you? You're in charge of your own education.

They don't get it or you wouldn't be saying it.

You're like those "antiwork" morons that claim they want to work and then act like victims when people laugh in the face of their preposterous positions and don't understand why their intentions are being misinterpreted.

And those "defund the police" morons who are equally confused as to why no one understands them.

It's like you can't read, let alone comprehend context and nuance, and then you call everyone else an idiot because you're too slow to keep up. Keep up sunshine, what you're pushing for is what we already intuit as bare minimum.

I can read just fine, honey. You can't write the opposite of what you mean and then expect your readers to "context and nuance" their way into your brain to read your mind.

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