▲ 649 ▼ First cheetah cubs born in India in more than seven decades die in heatwave (www.theguardian.com) submitted 3 years ago by Tazmanian@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments Mother among 20 of the big cats flown in from Africa as part of plan to reintroduce animal to country
[–] hh93@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Ramen noodles aren't the problem There are a lot of vegetarian ramen noodles out there... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) ::sigh:: You're missing the point. You only have the option to vote with your wallet when you have the money to do it. I can't "vote with my wallet" for electrified public transit, because I can't afford to live in the places that have electrified public transit. I can't even vote with my wallet for ethical clothing made in the US by workers paid a living wage, because that shit costs a few days wages for a single pair of jeans. Most of the choices are made by entities that individuals can't exert any realistic amount of control over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hh93@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago No-one is forcing anyone to eat meat - not doing so is cheaper. No-one is forcing anyone to fly into holiday - doing so is also cheaper. And those two are by far the most impactful things a single person can do. It's just that presented with a choice of doing the right thing and doing the thing that's best for themselves most people are egoistic. Even poor people can vote with their wallet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) ::sigh:: You're missing the point. You only have the option to vote with your wallet when you have the money to do it. I can't "vote with my wallet" for electrified public transit, because I can't afford to live in the places that have electrified public transit. I can't even vote with my wallet for ethical clothing made in the US by workers paid a living wage, because that shit costs a few days wages for a single pair of jeans. Most of the choices are made by entities that individuals can't exert any realistic amount of control over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hh93@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago No-one is forcing anyone to eat meat - not doing so is cheaper. No-one is forcing anyone to fly into holiday - doing so is also cheaper. And those two are by far the most impactful things a single person can do. It's just that presented with a choice of doing the right thing and doing the thing that's best for themselves most people are egoistic. Even poor people can vote with their wallet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hh93@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago No-one is forcing anyone to eat meat - not doing so is cheaper. No-one is forcing anyone to fly into holiday - doing so is also cheaper. And those two are by far the most impactful things a single person can do. It's just that presented with a choice of doing the right thing and doing the thing that's best for themselves most people are egoistic. Even poor people can vote with their wallet. permalink fedilink source parent