MediumGray

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[–] MediumGray 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If that's all you said, I agreed with that part. Why did you keep arguing with me?

I see people doing this so often (on the internet especially) and it honestly baffles me. The best I've ever been able to rationalize it is that people are often far more interested in arguing their own points and saying what they believe than actually listening to and understanding others or having a real debate. That may be overly simplistic but it's how I cope.

[–] MediumGray 9 points 1 year ago

It kind of does in context actually, since, if I recall correctly, it was a sacred Native site. So specifically carving the faces of their colonizers into it is extra fucked.

[–] MediumGray 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I entirely agree, and that does sound like a good approach. I just caution against presenting recycling as a solution rather than as a reduction of harm.

[–] MediumGray 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You often can't though unfortunately. Most plastics can only be recycled a handful of times before they degrade too far. Recycling, while better than nothing, is a far more inefficient and flawed process than it is often presented as. That's why it is far better to reduce usage in the first place and reuse things as is where you can. Of course this is all still easier said than done.

[–] MediumGray 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not a competition, they can both be shit.

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