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It's also easy to remain uneasy knowing that there is almost nothing we can do as individuals to change anything. It's like a handful of people driving the ship and none of them give a fuck about anything that isn't short-term.
There isn't a lot, no, but little things add up. Getting your electricity from renewable sources for instance, even Texas has wind energy companies.
I used to work in petrochemicals, and what you're describing is actually the exact same case there. Everyone I met cared about sustainability and wanted to see work to that end, but the executives didn't take it seriously.
Until, one of the major product lines was threatened by other companies saying they weren't going to buy anymore by a target year, to satisfy their customers. Large companies have made pledges to stop using single use plastics for instance, and that's because the consumers have made it clear this is something important.
As another example, we have a lot of electric vehicles being built. We may not have as much influence as we'd like, but collectively, we are pushing things in the right direction. Is it enough? No -- but it's a reminder that what we do can have a big impact. It's important to not lose hope.
This is the crux of the problem. A few people in power, who think only of themselves.
Normally a form of government that chooses your leadership should alleviate this problem in the long term, but there seems to be a disconnect between the voting process and who actually gets into the office, and who's well-being those in office look out for, the population, or those few in power.