It's insane how some people spend an enormous amount of energy not using plastic bottles, and then take cross-Atlantic flight for the weekend.
We have to get real: use your energy to push for proper policy (carbon tax), not shaming tiny individual acts 
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Replying to @AnneEUrai
What's even worse is using plastic but then thinking that recycling gets you off the hook. It's increasingly likely that much/most of our "recycling" just gets dumped into the ocean.
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Replying to @bradpwyble @AnneEUrai
None of this makes a difference. That's the sad truth. The only way a single person makes a difference is if they are in charge of policy.
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Replying to @o_guest @AnneEUrai
I disagree. Our actions contribute in a small way and that gets amplified through our interactions with others. To the extent that we get to have an individual influence, it's much like voting.
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Replying to @bradpwyble @AnneEUrai
I don't buy it. For example, no amount of a single person reducing their water use can help with water consumption because it's not individuals who use it mostly; it's agriculture. Even if domestic was zero, the water would still "run out" in Cyprus where I'm from.pic.twitter.com/2vK6kWJYm7
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I find it misplaced to ask individuals to do less of stuff when it genuinely doesn't matter. I can take a bath. It won't waste water in Cy (West Asia). It will reduce what's in our house's tank & it might be a bad idea if others want to shower, but it's not bad for the island.
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Real change comes from asking, convincing the powerful to enact regulations.
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In general, I agree that these are structural/systemic issues and need to be addressed at the level of gov’t policy. But I also believe individuals’ actions are powerful symbols both to other individuals and to corporations & gov’ts.
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I'm not seeing them working to stop climate apocalypse.
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