Aquarium Hypocrisy
While in Vancouver, I took the kids to see the Aquarium.
There were lots of amazing species of fish on display.
The kids even learned about the restoration of a coral reef that had almost become barren of life.
There was one big theme though, throughout the day.
The world’s oceans are being choked by plastic pollution.
From sea turtles who mistake grocery bags for jellyfish to the tiny microscopic bits of plastic that end up in the sewers and eventually the ocean… creeping back into our food chain.
It turns out that despite everyone’s best efforts, only 5% of the plastic produced is actually recycled.
So, is it the plastic that is to be blamed? Or the continuous march of more and more consumer junk filling our homes?
About 15 years ago, I owned a junk removal business.
It amazed me to see the amount of crap people have in their homes.
We all know what happens to stuff.
You buy it, use it for a bit, then store it, then throw it out and if it’s big or cumbersome, you sometimes have to spend a Saturday morning or pay someone to get rid of it.
That’s what we did. Get rid of stuff.
So here I am in this Aquarium learning about the trouble with plastic pollution and there are no less than three gift shops all trying to sell me and my kids a bunch of shyte that we really don’t need.
I try to teach my kids to be frugal and also to understand that we need to buy things that will serve us for a long time.
A trip to Vancouver doesn’t have to be commemorated with a new dolphin stuffie.
A sticker for the laptop or a patch for the Scout blanket is a real souvenir that will last longer and invoke the great memories far further into the future than the stuffed dolphin will ever last.
I’d love to see the financial statements for the Aquarium.
Just how addicted to junk sales are they?
You know what might be something special?
How about an admission ticket for a few more dollars that lets you exit through a special door that DOES NOT go through the gift shop?
Of course, the Barnett clan is strong and can walk through a gift shop and only buy a few stickers, but you should have heard the tears of the crying children all around us.
They wanted their daddy to buy them that stuffie.
This is how emotions are used to keep the majority of people poor and the oceans full of plastic.
You can be in business to deliver quality and value to your customers and you can be proud of it while you help them solve their problems.
The biggest problems in the world have been solved by free-enterprise businesses.
The problems of the future will also be solved by business, because profit is a motivation for ingenuity and creativity.
How are you going to serve people while being an agent for goodness and prosperity for people AND the sea turtles?
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Cheers
Dave
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