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> One, to motivate people to consume less, to accept a reduction in their standard of living. While I agree with your point that some people do argue in favour
by cabalamat 17y ago
> One, to motivate people to consume less, to accept a reduction in their standard of living.
While I agree with your point that some people do argue in favour of ACC for the reason you've given, I'd point out that consuming less doesn't mean a lower standard of living. For example, per capita oil consumption is lower now than it was during the 1970s, yet per capita GDP is a lot higher. So we're doing more with less.
- oconnore 17y agoI suppose I wasn't clear. A drop in raw material consumption is not a bad thing, as long as it is accompanied by an increase in material efficiency to match it. For example, we may be buying less gas at the pumps, but that's just because our cars have improved. This did not effect our standard of living, because we still have the same individual mobility.