I don’t get the whole “don’t use plastic straws” but at the same time we use tons of other plastic products. Is there a difference?
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u/OsamaBinLadenDoes explained it well. Plastic straws caused a large emotional response because of the turtle video. It got popular/viral enough that politicians latched on to it to ride that popularity wave in search of power and personal gain. Enough of them campaigned on it that some changes were made (by politicians that were otherwise fine using plastic straws and voters that need to feel they’re helping).
It’s political theater to gain power and make people feel productive. If you really wanted to have an impact on plastic waste in the world’s oceans you wouldn’t start, and certainly wouldn’t have stopped, with plastic straws.
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