266. Thoughts + Prayers for LA Wildfires? No. ~ Waylon

Waylon shares a message with our dear Elephant community about the devastating fires ravaging California right now...and what it means for us. We have to do more than think about taking action. We have to actually do it.
“I don't want to completely denigrate good feelings, or love, or caring, but it's just as meaningless as when folks offer thoughts and prayers around gun control. It doesn't change the unfolding reality that is hurting so many people.
It was popular on Instagram, TikTok, et cetera, a year or two ago to say that our [personal, eco] changes don't matter. That [environmental damage is] all about rich people-billionaires-and there's a lot of truth to that.
But at the same time, we, unlike some of these oligarchs and billionaires, hopefully care. We have to drive this change. We, en masse, are far more powerful than any one billionaire or oligarch.” ~ Waylon Lewis