I've been using a bicycle for transportation for most of my adult life

[taterguy]

And I just realized that the amount of oil that will spill into the Gulf this week from that platform accident will vastly exceed any amount that I "save" by avoiding automobile usage when I can.

Is anyone else feeling really small and insignificant?

Or is it just me?

[NaturalHigh]

1. I wish I were able to do that...

but I live too far away from my job, and moving closer is not an option for a variety of reasons.

[taterguy]

3. And in the grand scheme of things we both have the same impact on the environment

:shrug:

[LiberalLoner]

2. I understand what you are feeling...rop

Everything I've tried to do in my life, has all been for naught. I'm looking at the end of my life, as my kidneys are failing and I don't expect to be alive for too many more years, and all I can think is, my life has been wasted, because nothing changed, nothing got better. It's a bad feeling.

[texastoast]

4. ...

I'm so sorry your health is not good, but please know that you made a difference. Every one of us makes a difference. And if we do our best, that's all that can be expected.

Change comes slowly to us stupid humans.

:pals:

[taterguy]

5. If I make a difference that doesn't matter, does it matter?

I'm going through an existential crisis here.

And why didn't I get a smilie hug?

[LiberalLoner]

6. Thank you so much for your kind words. They help. :)

[FarCenter]

7. You are roughly 1 / 7,000,000,000th of the human population

No, you don't actually matter.

[flvegan]

8. No.

Really insightful and famous dude said something about being the change you wish to see. I couldn't possibly consider your rationale as a vegan.

[taterguy]

9. My insight spilled into the Gulf with all that oil

Does anybody know where I can get a good deal on a car?