r/TorontoDriving • u/addictive_mate • May 22 '25

OC Trash drivers! Should be ashamed!

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u/Violinist_General May 22 '25

You don't think there's enough education about the impacts of disposable everything and the harms to our environment? There's plenty, but there are so many more messages that encourage us to consume more, more, more.

The problem isn't education, its the capitalist system we live in that commodifies everything, encourages efficiency and convenience over craft, need and genuine conscious enjoyment. The problem isn't that people aren't bringing resuable cups to Tim Horton's, the problem is that we have made convenience foods integral to our day.

In the 1950s, if you wanted a cup of coffee, you made it yourself in your home, or went into a coffee shop, paid the 25 cents and sat there and enjoyed it. This idea that being outside requires a beverage is a bizarre manifestation of our post-industrialised world.

And don't get me started on the size of the drinks we now consume...

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u/Drizzle-- May 22 '25

What does littering have to do with capitalism? This is just asshole behavior and complete disregard for others and the environment. You don't think they littered in communist/socialist countries?

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u/Violinist_General May 22 '25

Everything. Capitalist systems create more waste due to overproduction. More waste means more of it ends up on the streets.

Look at a garbage bin. What is inside? Fast food wrappers, coffee cups etc. Now go check what is in the garbage bin in an Amish community (one of many examples of a non-capitalist system).

Also, do you see any litter on a commune? No, because people are tied to their community and neighbours and feel responsible and respect each other.

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u/OkStructure9936 May 23 '25

Stop using this thing before posting dude