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I don't get it: you cite journalists speaking as if this is meaningful for conservation, while also insisting that "everyone knows" it's not?



Whoever are pushing this (pols, journos) likely believe there are believers and thus worth an effort at least for the sake of public opinion. It also superficially makes non believers to some extent feel they are passively involved in good, but really the impact is practically nil. Ffs, shutting the shower head off 15 seconds sooner would save as much.




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