This is a necessary and depressingly overwhelming analysis, but thank you Heath! I literally had those same thoughts about the plastic water filter and my coffee maker this week.
I have been drinking out of plastic biking bottles for cycling and swim FOR DECADES so that's horrible. I see many fellow swimmers have lately switched to heavy clanging metal water bottles for the pool.
I have to laugh a little that it's actually a break from thinking about macro, end of empire, democracy-crumbling problems to focus on the micro, chronic, everyday ways we are continuously destroying our bodies and environment. Oy.
Thanks Maryann! While the macro gets a lot of the focus now, the micro is just as connected to all of it.
If it's helpful, here's some background on the stainless steel water bottle I bought ~5-6 years ago. I overanalyzed the purchase, but it ended up being a good option for me:
This is a necessary and depressingly overwhelming analysis, but thank you Heath! I literally had those same thoughts about the plastic water filter and my coffee maker this week.
I have been drinking out of plastic biking bottles for cycling and swim FOR DECADES so that's horrible. I see many fellow swimmers have lately switched to heavy clanging metal water bottles for the pool.
I have to laugh a little that it's actually a break from thinking about macro, end of empire, democracy-crumbling problems to focus on the micro, chronic, everyday ways we are continuously destroying our bodies and environment. Oy.
Onward. Solidarity. ❤️🔥
Thanks Maryann! While the macro gets a lot of the focus now, the micro is just as connected to all of it.
If it's helpful, here's some background on the stainless steel water bottle I bought ~5-6 years ago. I overanalyzed the purchase, but it ended up being a good option for me:
https://heathracela.substack.com/p/my-beloved-water-bottle
Thank you for this link, Heath. And 100% it is all connected.
I'm glad it was helpful!