Hey! This is meant to be a topic for anyone to share any various tips for replacing toxic capitalism things in your life with more environmentally-conscious alternatives - whether it be habits, products, thought processes, etc. We aren't passing any judgement towards anyone whose actions are different than ours. We acknowledge that this subject is wrapped up in privilege, and that many marginalized people are unable to afford alternatives, or access them due to disability. We're only working on what we personally want to change about our own actions.
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MY THOUGHTS: OK so I think we all know that the current climate crisis is the fault of a few capitalist billionaires and corporations; that the narrative of responsibility being placed on the average layperson is some brainwashy propaganda bullshit to pass off the blame. However, I personally don't want to use this as an excuse to be complacent or neglectful, and I'm trying to take action on a personal level as well.
I think of my own actions on the subject like this:
- Even though a small change in habit may not be enough to shift the scales, for many things it doesn't hurt me to try
- If I want to live in a more climate-forward future, I want to prove to both myself and others that it's possible - that alternatives exist, that we don't need to keep relying on the capitalist machine.
- I also think of it as practice - these are things we might need to do or sacrifice in the future if we want shit to be remotely OK, so I might as well get started now so it's not a huge change in the future.
- But essentially, I want to live according to my values and I want my actions to reflect that.
) I totally get that getting clothes second-hand that fit isn't always an option for folks though 
PAPER TOWELS: Just, use a regular towel instead! Paper towels literally suck at being towels anyway - they rip and fall apart and then your hand ends up getting wet and nasty. Just buy a handful of towels/rags and use them to clean up surfaces and spills. Whereas one job might require multiple paper towels that keep getting fully wet and thrown away, with a towel you can just rinse and ring them out in the sink and you can usually keep using them for a bit. Put them in their own dirty-rags-bin once they've gotten dirty and just wash them in the laundry.
In my experience, tp doesn't really do a great job of cleaning anyway, it's wild 
Toilet paper was originally invented for and marketed to bougie rich people as some sorta dumb "fancy" thing. People have been getting by for millennia just 
and directions I've taken. I really want to start using safety razors instead of disposable ones next, but the safety razor I bought kinda sucks at actually shaving so I'm not sure... maybe I just need to get a nicer one?