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

The obvious solution is netting made out of a dissolvable material!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But then they'll have to replace them more often. Unless this is referring to commercial fishing. My first thought was for people trying to feed their kids, but while I was writing I realized the big fishing companies are way more likely to be close to 100% responsible

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It will absolutely cost more to do things responsibly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

For sure, but commercial fisheries can afford it by simply selling their fish at a higher price. The people feeding their family, might not have the kind of resources needed for that to be viable

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

The people feeding their families have done so without plastic for thousands of years. Even without plastic, they still have all other technological advancements available to them. Yes, it will get harder and it is unfair. But it's entirely possible. And we can also fight that injustice. Tax the rich.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm not talking about people with ancient tribal knowledge. Everybody who can, absolutely needs to do their best to reduce plastic. But there are people who live in poverty that feed themselves and others by fishing, who don't have the time or knowledge to weave their own nets, and frankly don't have the capacity to care about anything that far into the future.

Making it sound like it's just as much an individuals responsibility as it is a corporation is not the right strategy, and is simply unfair to a lot of people that aren't 100% sure they'll be going to sleep with a full stomach. Everyone on the planet should be trying to reduce plastic, but when the fingers start pointing, they should only be pointing at corporations. Pointing any amount of fingers at anyone else is what the corporations want. Tax the rich.