08-18-2023, 12:06 AM
The environmental damage problem is a simple equation. There are more humans on earth than earth can sustainably cater for the way we currently live, work, play and eat.
We've started with the consumer, but realistically that's the symptom not the problem.
Every time you go somewhere the theme is crowded and busy and expensive.
Over population is the issue, we can remove a lot of our waste and thats a noble intention but realistically we have grown exponentially over the last 100 years and consume more per head than we ever have before. Where historically people need shelter they have multiple homes with rental income. The family doesn't have one or two cars to make life efficient, they own one each. There may be a holiday home or a city home and a country home. There's multiple TV's, tablets, laptops and computers rather than the family one that gets used by all.
We have a new phone every couple of years because the software is no longer rolled out for older models.
Every facet of your life you will see has "necessitites" that are nice to haves or wants rather than needs and it's all designed to put money in some corporations pocket.
Now all that being said, none of us want to give up any of these modern day conveniences but we may need to think hard about these things moving forward.
We've started with the consumer, but realistically that's the symptom not the problem.
Every time you go somewhere the theme is crowded and busy and expensive.
Over population is the issue, we can remove a lot of our waste and thats a noble intention but realistically we have grown exponentially over the last 100 years and consume more per head than we ever have before. Where historically people need shelter they have multiple homes with rental income. The family doesn't have one or two cars to make life efficient, they own one each. There may be a holiday home or a city home and a country home. There's multiple TV's, tablets, laptops and computers rather than the family one that gets used by all.
We have a new phone every couple of years because the software is no longer rolled out for older models.
Every facet of your life you will see has "necessitites" that are nice to haves or wants rather than needs and it's all designed to put money in some corporations pocket.
Now all that being said, none of us want to give up any of these modern day conveniences but we may need to think hard about these things moving forward.
"everything you know is wrong"
Paul Hewson
Paul Hewson