The fact that people were falling all over themselves to “save the turtles” from straws, that consist of 0.03% of plastic in the ocean, but just considering stopping or even reducing the consumption of sea food (you know, the stuff that isn’t as cute as a baby turtle), an industry that contributes 50-75% if not more to the plastics in the ocean, was never even up for discussion, tells you everything you need to know - no, people won’t stop eating lobster to save the whales, that’s too big of a sacrifice, especially for the kind of people who can still afford to eat lobster (single use bendy straws no longer being readily available only harms disabled people, which they give as much of a fuck about as they do non “cute”/otherwise tasty animals).
That being said - it is the corporations and their owners raking in the profits by using unethical practices including their farming methods, employment practices, and propaganda spreading, who should be held responsible and accountable.
The fact that people were falling all over themselves to “save the turtles” from straws, that consist of 0.03% of plastic in the ocean, but just considering stopping or even reducing the consumption of sea food (you know, the stuff that isn’t as cute as a baby turtle), an industry that contributes 50-75% if not more to the plastics in the ocean, was never even up for discussion, tells you everything you need to know - no, people won’t stop eating lobster to save the whales, that’s too big of a sacrifice, especially for the kind of people who can still afford to eat lobster (single use bendy straws no longer being readily available only harms disabled people, which they give as much of a fuck about as they do non “cute”/otherwise tasty animals).
That being said - it is the corporations and their owners raking in the profits by using unethical practices including their farming methods, employment practices, and propaganda spreading, who should be held responsible and accountable.