You can't completely avoid it because of people who shit on it. Due to things like economies of scale, every new person buying local quite literally makes a difference.

For example, if I'm a Canadian shoe manufacturer and I have one customer, I have to build all my costs, such as the truck that delivers leather for the shoes, into the one pair of shoes I sell. As soon as I get one more customer, I still only need one delivery truck for leather so that cost is the same, but I can split that cost into two pairs of shoes which brings unit cost down. Cost coming down expands my customer base, my expanded customer base brings my cost down, which further expands my customer base and so on and so on.

Now add to that, let's say someone wants to open a leather belt and wallet company but they can't turn a profit after deducting their expenses, such as a $500 delivery charge for leather. Well since I have a company that gets a truck a week of leather deliveries for $500, if that company opens up, instead of having my company get a delivery that costs $500 and that other company doing the same, we can place a combined delivery order that costs $700 and pay $350 each. Now they can turn a profit with that reduced expense allowing them to stay in business and I can lower my prices. Win win. And now because someone cared about buying shoes made locally, someone else now has the option to buy a locally made belt, whereas that option wouldn't have been available otherwise.

This is just one example and shows why people who say "I'm just one person, I can't make a difference" are just dickwads making excuses and using shitty logic to absolve themselves of responsibility.

You can't completely avoid it because of people who shit on it. Due to things like economies of scale, every new person buying local quite literally makes a difference.

For example, if I'm a Canadian shoe manufacturer and I have one customer, I have to build all my costs, such as the truck that delivers leather for the shoes, into the one pair of shoes I sell. As soon as I get one more customer, I still only need one delivery truck for leather so that cost is the same, but I can split that cost into two pairs of shoes which brings unit cost down. Cost coming down expands my customer base, my expanded customer base brings my cost down, which further expands my customer base and so on and so on.

Now add to that, let's say someone wants to open a leather built and wallet company but they can't turn a profit after deducting their expenses, such as a $500 delivery charge for leather. Well since I have a company that gets a truck a week of leather deliveries for $500, if that company opens up, instead of having my company get a delivery that costs $500 and that other company doing the same, we can place a combined delivery order that costs $700 and pay $350 each. Now they can turn a profit with that reduced expense allowing them to stay in business and I can lower my prices. Win win. And now because someone cared about buying shoes made locally, someone else now has the option to buy a locally made belt, whereas that option wouldn't have been available otherwise.

This is just one example and shows why people who say "I'm just one person, I can't make a difference" are just dickwads making excuses and using shitty logic to absolve themselves of responsibility.

You can't completely avoid it because of people who shit on it. Due to things like economies of scale, every new person buying local quite literally makes a difference.

For example, if I'm a Canadian shoe manufacturer and I have one customer, I have to build all my costs, such as the truck that delivers leather for the shoes, into the one pair of shoes I sell. As soon as I get one more customer, I still only need one delivery truck for leather so that cost is the same, but I can split that cost into two pairs of shoes which brings unit cost down. Cost coming down expands my customer base, my expanded customer base brings my cost down, which further expands my customer base and so on and so on.

Now add to that, let's say someone wants to open a leather belt and wallet company but they can't turn a profit after deductions their expenses, such as a $500 delivery charge for leather. Well since I have a company that gets a truck a week of leather deliveries for $500, if that company opens up, instead of having my company get a delivery that costs $500 and that other company doing the same, we can place a combined delivery order that costs $700 and pay $350 each. Now they can turn a profit with that reduced expense allowing them to stay in business and I can lower my prices. Win win. And now because someone cared about buying shoes made locally, someone else now has the option to buy a locally made belt, whereas that option wouldn't have been available otherwise.

This is just one example and shows why people who say "I'm just one person, I can't make a difference" are just dickwads making excuses and using shitty logic to absolve themselves of responsibility.

You can't completely avoid it because of people who shit on it. Due to things like economies of scale, every new person buying local quite literally makes a difference.

For example, if I'm a Canadian shoe manufacturer and I have one customer, I have to build all my costs, such as the truck that delivers leather for the shoes, into the one pair of shoes I sell. As soon as I get one more customer, I still only need one delivery truck for leather so that cost is the same, but I can split that cost into two pairs of shoes which brings unit cost down. Cost coming down expands my customer base, my expanded customer base brings my cost down, which further expands my customer base and so on and so on.

Now add to that, let's say someone wants to open a leather built and wallet company but they can't turn a profit after deductions their expenses, such as a $500 delivery charge for leather. Well since I have a company that gets a truck a week of leather deliveries for $500, if that company opens up, instead of having my company get a delivery that costs $500 and that other company doing the same, we can place a combined delivery order that costs $700 and pay $350 each. Now they can turn a profit with that reduced expense allowing them to stay in business and I can lower my prices. Win win. And now because someone cared about buying shoes made locally, someone else now has the option to buy a locally made belt, whereas that option wouldn't have been available otherwise.

This is just one example and shows why people who say "I'm just one person, I can't make a difference" are just dickwads making excuses and using shitty logic to absolve themselves of responsibility.

You can't completely avoid it because of people who shit on it. Due to things like economies of scale, every new person buying local quite literally makes a difference.

For example, if I'm a Canadian shoe manufacturer and I have one customer, I have to build all my costs, such as the truck that delivers leather for the shoes, into the one pair of shoes I sell. As soon as I get one more customer, I still only need one delivery truck for leather so that cost is the same, but I can split that cost into two pairs of shoes which brings cost down. Cost coming down expands my customer base, my expanded customer base brings my cost down, which further expands my customer base and so on and so on.

Now add to that, let's say someone wants to open a leather built and wallet company but they can't turn a profit after deductions their expenses, such as a $500 delivery charge for leather. Well since I have a company that gets a truck a week of leather deliveries for $500, if that company opens up, instead of having my company get a delivery that costs $500 and that other company doing the same, we can place a combined delivery order that costs $700 and pay $350 each. Now they can turn a profit with that reduced expense allowing them to stay in business and I can lower my prices. Win win. And now because someone cared about buying shoes made locally, someone else now has the option to buy a locally made belt, whereas that option wouldn't have been available otherwise.

This is just one example and shows why people who say "I'm just one person, I can't make a difference" are just dickwads making excuses and using shitty logic to absolve themselves of responsibility.