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[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

no, they're not. how about direct action instead of consumer choices?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Your direct action is to make measured, intentional choices in your day to day life that have an impact related to climate change. Some of them are more direct than others, all of them are important for the topic. What you want is the dopamine hit of quick easy wins, which is not really attainable in this context.

Your reaction is a classic defense mechanism for people that like to make noise but not actually take any action themselves.

Because you are the majority we are probably fucked as a species.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you have no idea what I do, but I guarantee that you can stop purchasing everything on that list, you could die and never purchase any of it again, and the powerful interests responsible for the destruction of the environment will continue to grow.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you don't seem to know what direct means.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

and yet they did not actually suggest any direct actions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't see how these options & direct action ae exclusive?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I didn't say they are. but these options are not effective.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you have better advice, feel free to share it, but "direct action" sounds Linda vague when you just throw it like you did.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

it's intentionally vague. build an affinity group and assess your capabilities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

My dude, being "intentionally vague" is just admitting you've got nothing to offer. In fact, your "suggestion" is even less likely to have any effect than implementing the suggested tips from the OP.

Quit barking.