[ars]

> People can carry their own set of utensils, and even their own food packaging;

Carry this, carry your own reusable bags. But also get rid of the car which could hold these things for you.

Why is there such a push to make life miserable for people?

[ex3xu]

If a doctor told you to stop smoking and lower your blood pressure, would you berate him for pushing to make your life miserable?

Our collective addiction to the conveniences of modern life is leading to the proliferation of carcinogenic materials and destroying the environment. Generations upon generations lived without these spoils uphill both ways without complaint. If the slightest suggestion of lifting some weight and going for a walk is enough to induce abject misery, it might be a good time to re-evaluate the way we do things.

[ars]

Plastic dishes are not hurting the environment. This is 100% about appearances, it's actually helping anything at all.

[red-iron-pine]

Microplastics are everywhere, and you can't use those plastic dishes without some of them coming off -- into water, into the air, and into your food (and therefore your body).

Microplastics are absolutely hurting the environment, and are contributing to things like endocrine disruption.

[ars]

That's not true. Microplastics are not coming from dishes. They are coming from fabrics, and from litter.

[throwaway892238]

In Japan there's no public trash cans. To my astonishment, I quickly adopted to planning my day around whether I'd need to carry trash around with me. It actually worked out fine. In this same way, adapting our lives to whether we'll be carrying around utensils or a tupperware is also fine. From my experience, it doesn't make life miserable.

[lm28469]

> But also get rid of the car which could hold these things for you.

You don't need 2 tonnes of metal and 100+hp to carry "your own reusable bags"

[ars]

Not to carry them, to store them. It's basically a portable storage locker.

[red-iron-pine]

Buy a purse. Or backpack. Or messenger bag.

Get saddlebags for your bike.