Learning to compost left me doubting its climate impact

It's a small step that distracts from larger systemic changes.

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When you say it's a "small step that distracts," do you mean we shouldn't do the small stuff at all, or that it just feels pointless without the bigger fixes? Genuinely curious lol.

richardmurray1mo ago

Ever feel like your own efforts are just a drop in the bucket? Totally agree with you. Small changes feel pointless without system level fixes. I tried cutting plastic use for months. Then I learned how little actually gets recycled. Felt like a total distraction from the real issues. Makes you focus on guilt instead of pushing for laws that stop big polluters.

wright.eva1mo ago

Seriously, the_cora has a point about needing both. The problem is when we let companies push all the responsibility onto regular people. My compost bin doesn't mean much if a factory up the road is dumping waste straight into a river. Focusing only on small personal changes lets the big polluters off the hook. It makes you feel like you're doing something while nothing real gets fixed.