tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post6748402199614297356..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: Why I Botherruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-68153609387303736472008-04-17T07:37:00.000-07:002008-04-17T07:37:00.000-07:00Inspiring post. I agree :)I also agree with scien...Inspiring post. I agree :)<BR/><BR/>I also agree with sciencemama about how our individual actions influence others. A year ago, almost everyone in my department got coffee in a disposable cup. Now, that number is WAAAAAYYYY down. One person was an example (it wasn't me), then two.... then a bunch. yes, it's a small change, but all these small changes add up.Grad Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748681878901706223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-3765672352899745702008-04-16T18:42:00.000-07:002008-04-16T18:42:00.000-07:00Rock on! I raise my veggie juice to you in toast...Rock on! I raise my veggie juice to you in toast.Going Crunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885445987575778289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-2525351634258805852008-04-16T13:13:00.000-07:002008-04-16T13:13:00.000-07:00What a fantastic post!And for the record, your "in...What a fantastic post!<BR/><BR/>And for the record, your "individual actions" inspire a whole lot of other individuals to act...um, individually.ScienceMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835999326698667079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-40671633749614571732008-04-16T06:36:00.000-07:002008-04-16T06:36:00.000-07:00Bravo! I've always answered the question with " I...Bravo! I've always answered the question with " I can't change the world but I CAN change my impact on it", and if I can influence anyone else along way through my actions, well, all the better.maryannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321655450076297697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-31140406262269911742008-04-16T06:05:00.000-07:002008-04-16T06:05:00.000-07:00About a year ago I was whining on a forum about th...About a year ago I was whining on a forum about this exact topic. That my individual actions seemed really pointless and idiotic when all I wanted was to everyone on the damn planet to live a life without using so much freakin' oil (yes, sometimes I feel like Marky Mark in I Heart the Huckabees: "Its the petroleum people!!").<BR/><BR/>People commiserated, and offered suggestions...primarily book suggestions. Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken was one of those books recommended to me, that I strongly recommend. Its describes the power of these teeny groups scattered throughout the planet that are making an impact. It was so incredibly inspiring to read about all the various causes that got people to band together. Its like the underground economy or a barter system...hard to quantify its strength because of its very nature and the way that the bigwigs account for things. And I love anything subversive. Even though many of these groups aren't subversive. But now I'm just rambling...<BR/><BR/>I've added Break Through to my reading list. Sounds like a great book.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-85406450871427587492008-04-16T05:54:00.000-07:002008-04-16T05:54:00.000-07:00Simply excellent post! And inspiring too, I must ...Simply excellent post! And inspiring too, I must say. I really liked the bit about the church. One more point may be made as well, even if my actions AREN'T 'effective' I still have to make moral, ethical choices. My choice not to eat meat may not stop the cruelty of factory farming and slaughterhouses but do I want to participate in that muck? Do I want to contribute to the destruction of our air and water? No, I choose not to. Having made such a choice, the next logical step is to seek out some collective action.<BR/>So, good job Ardy!equa yona(Big Bear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09077234314632732773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-9195617297729181362008-04-16T03:53:00.000-07:002008-04-16T03:53:00.000-07:00Rock on, girlfriend! Your post is spot-f'ing-on! ...Rock on, girlfriend! Your post is spot-f'ing-on! One person <I>can</I> make a difference -- and it's usually by inspiring others to take action!Burbanmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482218254218777985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-39218165607539555622008-04-15T22:38:00.000-07:002008-04-15T22:38:00.000-07:00That's for pointing to the flame war. Geesh! Can't...That's for pointing to the flame war. Geesh! Can't we just all agree that with the vast calamity in front of us, we need individual actions, technological breakthroughs and smart government policies? Why do they, intelligent folks, hold their one dimensional view and waste energy on unproductive conversations? Sigh. I do want to read Michael Shellenberger or Ted Nordhauss. Judging from the interviews I have heard, I don't think I will agree with them on quite a few things. I've been in the technology field for 15 years, if you count schooling, so I am no stranger to technical innovations. But at the end of the day, technologies are still tools to be used for doing the right things.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867934264885514005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-42781109360631024842008-04-15T21:33:00.000-07:002008-04-15T21:33:00.000-07:00You got it! Should we all roll over as our indivi...You got it! Should we all roll over as our individual actions don't amount to diddly? That argument annoys the crap out of me every time I hear it. We bother because it is the right thing to do, because individual action has been the foundation for every great change in history. A movement, and make no mistake, there is a movement afoot, is comprised of individual action. *Pumping my green fist in the air right now.*Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-76828961532882149652008-04-15T19:39:00.000-07:002008-04-15T19:39:00.000-07:00Dizz-am! Another totally inspirational post. I fee...Dizz-am! Another totally inspirational post. I feel all pumped just after reading it.DJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333741041132383730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-88648815158377390652008-04-15T18:34:00.000-07:002008-04-15T18:34:00.000-07:00Individual actions having no impact has been used ...Individual actions having no impact has been used time again in just about every movement in the US and in the rest of the world. Remember the Chinese student who stood in front a tank in Tianmen Square? Tell him that he did not matter. Wangari Maathai, who planted the first tree and started the Green Belt movement. Tell her that she did not matter. The examples are countless. I totally with you Arduous, the point is that collectively individuals matterUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867934264885514005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-2111947623641808832008-04-15T16:20:00.000-07:002008-04-15T16:20:00.000-07:00Right on! I'm gonna bookmark this and send it to t...Right on! I'm gonna bookmark this and send it to the next person who uses that argument.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.com