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An end to being “green”


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Driving a Prius isn’t eco-friendly, organic beauty products don’t reverse climate change, putting an organic tomato in your shopping cart provides you with a tomato, nothing more. Our individual environmental footprint is completely negligible on a global scale. You are helpless, stop trying to save the environment. You can’t. You can contribute to a better way of living, but not by worrying about buying shit that is “green”.
jamesk256

9 responses // An end to being “green”

  • Baby Steps
    earthhugger
  • i see it as applying makeup to an open wound. What are we trying to do in the first place?
    jamesk256
  • Every little bit counts, but you are 100% correct here. The second the Safeway's turned a corner and started pushing "organics" it was clear that an untapped market had been unearthed.

    Corporations need a message to sell, and they rely on people's laziness and unwillingness to invest time learning and researching for themselves. I think you put it best in your post with this line:

    "Let’s face it, the same marketing system that is pushing “green”, is the same one that has been telling us what we need in our lives for the past 50 years. Stop listening, start understanding."

    Nice job.
    mario_a
  • if everyone was mindful it would make a difference.
    so ignorant.
    sweet1lani
  • "Driving a Prius isn't eco-friendly"

    I probably drive at least as much, if not more than, the average American and I only have to fill my Prius up once every two weeks. Add that to lower emissions and there's no way anyone can claim that hybrid cars aren't making a difference.
    SpookyFish
  • My only thing that I do not approve of with the green boom is that since everyone has become green minded, many corporations and businesses has taken advantage of the situation and made profit from it. Sure, it does help the environment but I believe they can do much better than increase the mpg 10 miles more.
    anglcazn
  • Well, I don't see it as pointless. And I do still believe we can. But, If we really want to make a change it's either all or nothing. No more of this stuff that really doesn't do anything, actually put your foot down and try to protect our surroundings.

    Though its kind of hard without the majority of the worlds population agreeing and going along with the plan.
    Sucks eh?
    Razzie
  • I absolutely believe there is PLENTY that can be done to create a better system. But the idea of "greening" your life is silly. It is a marketable by-product of a broken system. It is about starting local, reestablishing the community economy, supporting your neighbor, all the eco-stuff comes along with that.

    And I'll one-up your Prius...I don't own a car, don't need to own a car, and don't care about the impact of cars. My point is, you driving a Prius isn't eco-friendly, because driving everywhere in personal transport is kind of ridiculous to start. If you drive more than the average american, you're making some questionable choices, cause americans drive waaaay too much as is.
    jamesk256
  • Eh. I often buy organic food not because it 's "green," but rather because I don't like the idea of pesticides or whatever chemicals are in the food. For example, I don't eat 'white' bread because I'm not a fan of bleach. I wouldn't drink bleach, why eat it?
    THEREisHOPE

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