[Zambyte]

Doing a little better than nothing becomes a big deal when everyone is doing it.

[lumost]

Does it really? Or does it become a panacea to make people feel like they’ve done something when they haven’t?

Perhaps if these non-solutions didn’t exist to appease our fears then there would be more pressure for real solutions.

[dwb]

It becomes moderately better than nothing when “everyone” (not even close to everyone) does it. And there are some decisions (taking fewer/no flights, no fossil-fueled car, etc) that are a lot more effective than others. Personally I try to do my best! But in general, individual actions are dwarfed by systems bigger than them. Even being able to shun cars is only feasible if you live in a city with good public transport, for instance.