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Why are small actions for the planet dangerous?

Because they allow you to buy a good conscience cheaply.
So, in practice, they contribute to strengthening the group which in fact applies the policy of 'after me the flood'.

The perversion of small gestures

When we have succeeded in obtaining a good self-image by accumulating small gestures, if someone tries to present a serious solution to us, we are likely to be more eager to convince ourselves that it is illusory than interested in understanding it. . We also risk feeling a powerful desire to discredit the person who puts forward such a solution.
A good self-image obtained cheaply is one of the privileges that is most difficult to give up.

Do not underestimate the major difficulty in getting out of it

Attitude 1: making small gestures that are not up to the challenge, possibly pretending that it will end up working, that it's better than nothing, that if everyone did the same thing it wouldn't be so bad, that moderation is important, etc...

Attitude 2: look for solutions that match the problem to be solved, and implement them.

It is important to understand that the difficulty in effectively saving the planet lies mainly in the gulf in terms of personal attitude to life that exists between these two positions. In fact, they correspond to nothing less than the two opposing options at the level of the general question.How to succeed in life?'.

This difficulty is very well illustrated in the following testimony:

Testimonial 'From eco-responsible, I went to unattendable'

Go deeper

First see the related question 'What is difficult to obtain from those around you?'.
See also 'Why is minimality desirable?'which exposes the problem of personal attitude, without addressing the whole problem of the question'How to succeed in life?'.

Then refer to the general question 'How to satisfy ecological constraints?'

 

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