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Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by Klathmon on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:13AM (#17840836)
But while it might not be the most impactful way to change, it is easy.

Not many people will have their lives made worse when banning plastic straws, and those who do can get reusable straws.

It's an easy win, and shouting that there are things that can be done that are more impactful doesn't matter, this can help, and it's easy to do on a wide scale.

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Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by jstanley on Saturday August 25, 2018 @01:06PM (#17841576)
> Not many people will have their lives made worse when banning plastic straws

Conversely, nobody will have their life made better by a ban of plastic straws. So why ban them?

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Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by rblatz on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:19AM (#17840859)
It’s pointless, inconvienent, and will raise a larger backlash and actually causing net harm.
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