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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

People who fly in planes...

People who drive cars...

People who work for corporations...

People who eat imported off-season fruits and vegetables...

People who have children...

There are thousands of personal choices everyone could make to make the world a better place, and none of them will be effective on their own. We're all thoroughly fucked because the rich control the world and they think they will be able to ride out the collapse on their private islands and gated farms. Nothing you and I can do will stop the apocalypse, so stop being judgemental about choices other people make, and just enjoy the ride.

[–] AsslessChaps@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 hour ago

You can’t do all the good the world needs but the world needs all the good you can do.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I agree with you but you are also undermining direct action.

People should be cutting all of that shit where ever possible

Obviously life is life but drinking water out of plastic bottles when 95% of US has safe tap water is peak braindead consumerism

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

choosing to shop in a different aisle in the grocery store is not direct action

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 10 hours ago

Killing a specific parasite is ;)