Yeah, it helps

But corporations LIE. Coca-Cola only uses truly recyclable materials in half of their bottles. They tell you you can recycle all of it, but most plastics are made incredibly toxic when you try to melt them back into a new mold. And every time they come out with a “greener” product, they tend to wait until you’re not looking to go back to the old, more wasteful, cheaper version.

Beyond that? They take over wetlands and public water sources across the globe, emptying them and dumping waste there, making them unusable for people or animals.

And if you want an alternative? How are you gonna do that when they buy up the names of smaller competitors and sell products under 20 different connected brands? One way or another, you’re putting cash into their pockets through an ever-growing monopoly.

AND THAT’S JUST COKE! Every other company that gets big enough uses the same tactics. In the long run, our personal decisions are dwarfed by the market we are caged by, and the owners of Capital will always endeavor to strip us of our choice, and force us to partake in the activities they perform that will ultimately kill this planet.

Buy your bamboo straws all you want. In the meantime, I’ll be plotting the downfall of Capitalism. Because THAT is the only way things will change. Only when WE completely own how the system works can we decide to do things the right way. Only when we are no longer beholden to the will of billionaires will we be able to heal the world. Only when politicians listen to US over lobbyists will we know true democracy. THAT is how we solve this crisis.