We got old. And half of us got dead. And one of us hadn't come up with the Hat Thing yet. And one of us still wore sunglasses indoors. Nearly 35 years ago...
🐛 caterpillar - the returning champion of the 2023 race at 41.6% of the votes
🐌 snail - runner up of the 2023 race at 38.3%, only 3.3% behind the caterpillar.
🪱 worm - placed last in 2023, with only 20.1% of votes
🪲 beetle, 🐞 ladybug, and 🐝 bee are new competitors!
Trying to keep your footprint as low as possible is a great way to self-destruct.
And I'm not saying this to people who take two hour showers during international flights while shoving red meat into their mouth. I'm saying this to my fellow activists who feel conflicted about heating their home on fossil fuels even though they don't have any other options (and struggle to afford it).
Like, we can talk about how 'consumer choice' is never going to save the planet and stuff, but more importantly: You are not a sin. Your basic needs deserve to be met. You deserve to be warm and filled with food that satisfies you and you deserve to see your friends.
We are not fighting to save 'the planet', that's a piece of rock. We want to save ecosystems and plants and animals, including people. You are part of that. Don't leave yourself out of the list of creatures that deserve to thrive.
We all saw during the pandemic, everyone was locked in their houses and no one was driving or travelling or doing anything, and it didn't make a dent because it was all industry and it always was.
Carbon footprints and consumer choice are a shallow ruse.
*It would be from someone else, another human, and it would be on you in at least a semi-direct way, including at least part of your clothes. Pick.
Massive bonus points if you explain your reasoning in the notes, btw. I wanna know what the hell is going on through you guys' heads
