Comment on save the planet đ
TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com â¨2⊠â¨days⊠agoThe normalization of needless single use products, like straws, by making it non plastic DOES make things worse. It delays real action, like removing straws altogether.
Itâs greenwashing inherently unsustainable practices, just like introducing carbon capture technology on oil rigs or hyping electric cars as a way to keep the auto industry going (while suppressing more efficient means of transportation).
If weâre not going to fix shit, then why the fuck bother with mushy straws.
mad_lentil@lemmy.ca â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
Agree with this take. Itâs like yeah electric cars are technically better, but any advantage they have over combustion engines is blown away by things like public transportation, or designing walkable/cyclable cities.
Our solutions canât just rely on swapping out for âgreenerâ tech. We need radical changes to how we are currently living in order to ensure a livable future.
There is no future that is not radical. This gradualist, neolib (letâs make sure all the investors get a chance to divest from dirty tech before switching!) fantasy will fuck us. Itâs been fucking us for a hundred years. Itâs time to try literally anything else.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
Our (Germany) cities are pretty much âwalkableâ, yet the public transportation sucks big sweaty monkey balls. Wherever you wanna go, plan a lot of additional time. And then itâs either
A) pay first class and enjoy SOME comfort (while still have to get TO the train in a horrible way)
Or
B) use the ânormalâ way and stay the whole time pressed against stinky other humans that breathe in your neck.
One way is far too expensive and the other even more.
And Thereâs not much to do about (except prices). How many trams, busses and trains and their tracks can you build. Yet our population gets bigger and bigger.
So fuck public transportation and fuck walkable. I wanna get to places quickly and comfortably. And that is a car. But at least we only have one, as we donât need to work.
mad_lentil@lemmy.ca â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
With adequate public transportation, it becomes much more comfortable and convenient.
My city installed a few additional bike paths, and added some more buses, and the difference is huge.
I donât even need a car except when traveling longer distances.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip â¨20⊠â¨hours⊠ago
But there is no adequate transportation. And we just have no space for more tracks and more trams and busses. Quite the contrary, we even canceled many routes. Public transport is a nightmare here and I wouldnât use it if Iâd be paid to do it. Well and bike-paths is the same problem. No space. Biking is bad here, the absolute opposite to our neighbors the dutch. But I wouldnât wanna use a bike anyway. I wanna get to point B quickly.