My initial reaction was âplastic straws/âbagsâ as well, but the approach from âmeerpiratâ now seems like the obvious way to go. I donât know anything on the topic, but there must be some clearly successful religious crusades that would be widely accepted as harmful now?
Iâm trying to think of a more modern example that readers are more likely to find intuitively relatable, but run into the problem like you say in comment above âperhaps all the main causes which people focus on are at least somewhat good.â I think the best bet if you are to stick with more relatable causes is to highlight a cause that you can convince readers is clearly not as good . For example, poverty/âhealth concerns of developed nations vs developing nations). You might hit a snag with many readers who have strong âcharity begins at homeâ intuitions but it would be food for thought at least, and persuasive on readers you are likely targeting.
edit: I prefer âalexrjlâs plastic straws example, as has reasons for why it is likely actually bad.
My initial reaction was âplastic straws/âbagsâ as well, but the approach from âmeerpiratâ now seems like the obvious way to go. I donât know anything on the topic, but there must be some clearly successful religious crusades that would be widely accepted as harmful now?
Iâm trying to think of a more modern example that readers are more likely to find intuitively relatable, but run into the problem like you say in comment above âperhaps all the main causes which people focus on are at least somewhat good.â I think the best bet if you are to stick with more relatable causes is to highlight a cause that you can convince readers is clearly not as good . For example, poverty/âhealth concerns of developed nations vs developing nations). You might hit a snag with many readers who have strong âcharity begins at homeâ intuitions but it would be food for thought at least, and persuasive on readers you are likely targeting.
edit: I prefer âalexrjlâs plastic straws example, as has reasons for why it is likely actually bad.