> it has become fashionable to decry making personal changes as "irrelevant" and "ineffective" with the lie that since everyone isn't doing it, there's not point in anyone doing it
I think it's very short-sighted for people to say that. While there may be no direct effects of certain personal changes, there are still indirect results.
Such change may make me more self-conscious about our environment. If I made a hundred irrelevant small changes, then perhaps it'll be more likely for me to even realize the need for a big change, when it comes.
Same way, other people who see my small changes might be more likely to even start thinking about our environmental impact.
I think it's very short-sighted for people to say that. While there may be no direct effects of certain personal changes, there are still indirect results.
Such change may make me more self-conscious about our environment. If I made a hundred irrelevant small changes, then perhaps it'll be more likely for me to even realize the need for a big change, when it comes.
Same way, other people who see my small changes might be more likely to even start thinking about our environmental impact.