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davebygolly on April 18, 2006 - 12:34pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Truth is, though, it doesn't do any real good to hammer the people who do this stuff. Not yet anyway. There's no reason not to do this stuff until you understand the reasons not to. We ALL way overconsume compared to what's really sustainable.

When we get serious, this kind of thing will either be prohibited or subject to severe disincentives. And there will have been tons of programs and propaganda explaining WHY.

I don't mean that those of us who are aware shouldn't hold ourselves to a different standard. But until the whole society is restructured, making it feasible, it's difficult --- as you all know.

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undeadFiz on April 18, 2006 - 1:33pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
So exposing wretched excess, and commenting on its utterly
absurd nature is no good? I think pointing out what's wrong is
the first step to change, not waiting till all hell has broken loose.

It's the fire under the arse that gets attention, not complacence.

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ericy on April 18, 2006 - 3:09pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I would hardly describe what this guy is doing as 'feasible'.  This is far in excess of what most people would consider doing.

They didn't say what kind of car the guy drives - not that it makes any difference in terms of how long it takes to get to work, but the guy must be spending a fortune on gas too.

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