A better way for me to phrase it is. I understand what you are saying and I kinda agree, but I don't think the government will solve it but rather they will fuck it up more. Example California and their plastic straw law. Its a cash grab. New York and the right to repair law, doctored right before release to help big corp.

So you want the government to tell people what they can and cannot buy. Great idea, go to North Korea. Also it's not like we were aware of this from the start, and once the ball starts rolling you can't just stop it. There is way too much going on here than. "Let's stop using oil" it's not that simple we don't want a total economic collapse, we will cease to exist that way too. Why do you think Biden opened up more oil fields after promising to close them in the states.

Don't get wrong wrong, it's good that you live a minimalist lifestyle, mainly for your own wellbeing. But individual pollution is just a drop in the bucket. Most people do not share this sentiment, and it will be impossible for them to do so. A big factor is advertisment, you buy shit cause you see the newest and greatest. But the main reason is humans are evolutionary we want to advance, so we have tons of kids (which is still not enough to sustain the economy) that also pollute. In short, we are fucked. The hope is that some tech comes out which helps stabilize this. No country will stop advancing and have a complete shutdown, put millions of people out of work into the streets, to save the planet.

I would blame the parents. I don't rely on the government to tell me right from wrong.

Everyone wants a quick and easy solution but the reality is that this is mainly everyone's fault. Companies pollute alot because of demand for products. Every Amazon delivery, import and export of country good, purchasing clothes every year, new smartphone every 2 years, increase in meat consumption. It's easy to blame private jets, but that's not the only source, thousands of planes fly everyday to delivery goods, ships full of cargo. Want pollution to stop, then stop being a consumer. This also goes for fruits and vegetables cause they also don't grow in one region.