• WraithGear@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    You did not listen to what i had said, you just repeated what was said above.

    There are problems with blaming the individual. One is that you are not naming the individual, when you appeal to a nebulous blame, no one is at fault. Also, the sugary drinks you are referring to, are laced with the worlds 2 most addictive substances, has their impact on people lies about in falsified studies, and lobbies against its regulation by…. Corporations.

    Blaming the individual is inefficient. And not conducive to actual change

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      8 months ago

      so instead we get pissy about plastic straws, a regulation imposed on corporations by the government.

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        8 months ago

        As far as i know there have been no regulations from the government over the use of plastic straws. Some companies use paper straws, but the market for plastic straws have largely not noticed, meaning the choice alone has not solved the problem. The problem remains. Regulation on the sale of plastic straws would have an immediate impact on the amount of straw plastic waste