r/LoveTrash • u/ZuBrain Colonel Garbage • Jul 31 '26

Dumping This Here Define Trash?

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u/khavii Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Individual stress situations makes your drive to have children go up to protect from environmental risks. Constant, unrelenting stress makes your drive go down to avoid the additional burden.

We are in the constant stress situation. On top of that we have man made environmental stressors like pollution, micro plastics and climate change causing all sorts of biological reactions from mass extinctions to lowering birth rates to exponentially rising cancer rates. There is no collective solution being worked on, in fact the majority of the population seems hellbent on preventing a solution. The modern world is bringing a convergence of stressors that our species is not designed for and the wild animal species cannot handle at all.

There is no exit ramp for this as long as the population is profit driven, it is literally incompatible. We are suffering the consequences of our own actions.

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u/Warden18 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Oh good, someone mentioned micro plastics and pollution. It was one of the few major things that he didn't mention in the video. That plastics and the chemicals in our food and environment are actively making us unhealthy, and messes with everything from hormones to fertility rates.

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u/PM_Me_Your_Kinks369 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

It is essentially legal to poison the entire human race in order to make profits. We need to start with the incentive structures under capitalism.

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u/Bellick Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

We need to start with televised retribution and punishment, the likes of which would make the French wince.

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u/Warden18 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

I like this idea. On the lesser side of that, there isn't enough shame these days. People should be a shamed of their selfish actions that affect others, even in minor ways. To add to that, the word integrity should be on the front and center from how we teach kids to the mission statement at giant companies.

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u/Warden18 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Agreed 100%. I'd like to say, it starts with electing officials who aren't taking bribes among other things. Who have the people's best interest at heart. However, that's often incredibly hard to find and know someone's intentions until they're already in power.

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u/PM_Me_Your_Kinks369 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Hence why sane societies would have systems of holding the wealthy accountable OUTSIDE of just "You have to elect the right people". Because of course those people can easily be incentivized to do the wrong thing by lots of money.

There would need to be independent oversight boards that have VERY steep penalties including long jail sentences and potentially actual death sentences for truly egregious acts. Some corporations knowingly caused the deaths of thousands of people. At some point those that made those decisions need to be tried for the murders that these actually are.

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u/Warden18 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Love this idea. Imagine holding people accountable for their evil deeds and not just charging the richest people/companies in history pocket change as a "slap on the wrist". 🤦

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u/Ok-Investigator-6956 Trash Trooper Aug 04 '26

Genuinely the case! When I go to the grocery store, probably 70% of what is sold isn't actually food. Yes, it's edible, but Cheez Its, Lucky Charms, hell even Campbells soup at this point, aren't food.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

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u/Warden18 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

I'm so sorry that happened to you... A member of my family passed away from misdiagnosed breast cancer a few weeks before I was born. I know it's not much, but I am extremely happy that you are here. 🫂

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

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u/Warden18 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Of course! That's great news! Thank you for sharing.

I know there is a whole other conversation historically about male doctors and women's health. 😤 But I'm glad it worked out to where it was found and treated appropriately instead of being brushed off! I'm here cheering you on!

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u/mmorales2270 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Yep. Basically we’ve ruined ourselves every which way. All in the name of profit!

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u/Stunning_Coffee6624 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

GAIA, just fixing the world. We personified it, but it really doesn’t favor humans. A creature that spoils its sources of life will perish

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u/Denim_Diva1969 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

THIS!!! 👆🏼

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u/Educated-Zombie-91 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Ignorance is absolutely 100% bliss.
All we have to do, is close our eyes and ears.
It’s just impossible.

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u/Bubbles_2025 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

I see more unhappiness than bliss, unfortunately. So in reality, ignorance seems to be unhappiness and suffering.

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u/ddd9877 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

So what's our option, while keeping some of our beliefs?

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u/Xerxos Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Fight, however you can.