"People just will not do the right thing by default if it is even remotely more work and for most people, thought is the hardest work there is. "
My theory is simply low education.
Since aeons we burried our garbage and it was never a problem. It only started quite recently, that our technology is so advanced, that it simply will not decompose. But rather contaminate.
But only a very low percentage of people actualy understands this.
So sure, that painter surely was "educated" at some point, that doing this is bad. But they simply do not believe it. "Not a big deal, you know". Same with plastic bags, same with climate change.
Maybe we should start proper science education a lot earlier?
My theory is simply low education.
Since aeons we burried our garbage and it was never a problem. It only started quite recently, that our technology is so advanced, that it simply will not decompose. But rather contaminate.
But only a very low percentage of people actualy understands this.
So sure, that painter surely was "educated" at some point, that doing this is bad. But they simply do not believe it. "Not a big deal, you know". Same with plastic bags, same with climate change.
Maybe we should start proper science education a lot earlier?