On Microplastics, Hard Conversations, and Glimmers of Hope
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Last night I was scrolling on Instagram when I came across a post from The Slow Factory stating that there are now more microplastics in the ocean than there are stars in the galaxy. My 12 year old son was sitting next to me so I shared that stat with him. He put his headphones down and stared at me blankly. "Are you okay?", I asked. After another moment he replied, shaking his head, "People are stupid". I sighed and put down my phone. "It's not people so much as the systems they live in. There are a few people calling the shots that are motivated by money that make bad choices, but that's really systems too. You and I are a part of the problem as much as anyone else". He looked depleted.
On Microplastics, Hard Conversations, and Glimmers of Hope
On Microplastics, Hard Conversations, and…
On Microplastics, Hard Conversations, and Glimmers of Hope
Last night I was scrolling on Instagram when I came across a post from The Slow Factory stating that there are now more microplastics in the ocean than there are stars in the galaxy. My 12 year old son was sitting next to me so I shared that stat with him. He put his headphones down and stared at me blankly. "Are you okay?", I asked. After another moment he replied, shaking his head, "People are stupid". I sighed and put down my phone. "It's not people so much as the systems they live in. There are a few people calling the shots that are motivated by money that make bad choices, but that's really systems too. You and I are a part of the problem as much as anyone else". He looked depleted.