How Do Plastic Bags Get into the Ocean?
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Someone's sure to pop along and mention commons, but a large proportion of people who my partner or I have questioned or upbraided about their litter habits seem to genuinely believe they're keeping someone in a job, which makes it more of a broken window fallacy.
Everyone should read Bastiat [0]
I suppose the thinking is that there are people who clean the streets every night, so why not just discard whatever wherever you want! So much for being responsible about yourself and your actions.
And while some do argue the 'keeping people in a job' line, others don't even realise the harm in what they are doing and at the same time don't even try and rationalize it.
One time, I threw a candy wrapper on the street … I was with a friend who said to me, “You just littered on the street! Don’t you care about the environment?” And I thought about it, and I said, “You know what? This isn’t the environment. This is New York City … New York City is not the environment. New York City is a giant piece of litter. Next to Mexico City, it’s the shittiest piece of litter in the world. Just a pussy, runny, smokin’, stinkin’ piece of litter.
It means, all our super high tech modern wear finally poisons our drinking water. And the most sporty young cool dressed guys are the worst polluters. One more reason to stay with natural fabrics.
Industry always tries to convince us that their high tech stuff is superior. Honestly, after buying a lot of it, I doubt that's true. All the artificial clothes smell quickly and they are not warm at all. I am switching back to cotton, wool, real leather shoes and (for the winter) down: This all feels great (but needs more attention and care).
yes, I see that point. For mountain climbers this is bad. For runners, its ok. At least I only stop when I am done and then I take a shower. Even in winter I run with a cotton t-shirt under a cotton sweat shirt. That's fine down to -15 degrees centigrade.
Until you get hurt and have to walk home, shivering the whole way because you wore cotton. I avoid the stuff for running. Plus a wet cotton sweatshirt just sounds miserable.
You make me laugh. I run since - 30 years? Once in this time I hurt myself, once my wife fell badly and we had to walk home in the cold. Despite of this, we are still alive and well.
Otoh, coming back with a plastic shirt, in summer or in winter, being dry but smelling like a wet cat, THIS is ugly!
Do what you like, but I wouldn't rely on "I was in a car accident once, wasn't wearing a seat belt, and I lived!" as a reason not to take precautions. If you want to argue longevity and anecdotes, I've run for 40 years and have never walked home. I still don't wear cotton when it's cold or wet.
Some does. Wool should't touch the skin. Same with leather, btw. because of the chemical residuals from tanning.
[1] http://investigations.peta.org/australia-us-wool/ [2] http://www.peta.org/features/down-investigation/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdnZBJjqWe4
Well, the materials are not cruel. Its humans treating the animals. That's no reason not to wear these materials. It's a reason to find the right suppliers.
Certainly a good point.
Another issue is cheap cotton. Especially the dying process can be really dirty. If done in underdeveloped countries, by children - now THIS can be cruel.
Here's a pretty impressive photo if it in action: https://twitter.com/MrTrashWheel
The reason I mention the dog is I have seen people litter (usually throwing a cigarette, can, or candy wrapper) and than the next minute are picking up their dog's shit. Irony at its best.