Man, all true. I will say that going from full in consumer to full on minimalist was one of the toughest things that ever happened to me. Also, one of the best eventually.
I can totally understand the fear of immediate overhaul of a person's life. The trick for most people is incremental change.
Start with nit using plastic bottles. Easy. Buy a nice Nalgene or other quality bottle, slap some rock and roll stickers on there and you're ready to rock.
Once you are used to carrying your own water, start carrying reusable bags to the store. Then your own takeaway containers etc.
Your first choice in this direction will have a real impact on the world, and will make every subsequent forward decision that much easier.
As always man, thanks for the post!
Yeah,s mall changes can work better fro most as big changes are harder to do, unlearning habits is often hard.