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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that's the point. You can do both. You could do anything, just don't shrug and go "it's only corporations".

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not point. Individualist solutions are weak in comparison - a drop in the bucket. Collectivist solutions are what will actually be the brunt of solution. You're pitching a patch kit for damage that needs a full rework.

By all means, cut you're consumption, but realize that your consumption change isn't going to do nearly enough on its own. That's the point of what's being said above.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And my point is that structural reform is neither fast, total or certain. It's preferable, but if you can change some things today, that's a great temporary thing in addition to maybe changing everything in 10 years.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, and people are already getting hit with propaganda constantly encouraging them to recycle, take the bus, buy fewer clothes, and a bunch of other minute actions. Some people even followed through.

This post was explicitly about getting people to support action against corporations, and your response to it was to take a dig at the message and promote more of the most common environmentalism propaganda in the US - as if it wasn't promoted to high hell already.