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I like this essay and it has some similar points just like PG's stuff essay.

• jerf 17y ago
  It also contains the genesis of why I am yet optimistic about lifestyle and environmental issues; with less stuff, you need less storage space, less housing, and less waste. With less stuff there's less stuff to move around. With more technology even moving that stuff around might simply be nuclear or solar instead of coal. Having exploded out of the 1950s with the ability to make lots of stuff, and having had the Russian in the article's reaction writ across a society, I think we've actually seen the peak materialistic consumption for an average 1st worlder now. We've only just begun down the curve but I think it can and will get a lot better. It's really, really important that we not stifle innovation; where we are now is not sustainable, but where we are headed can be. (And it won't even require massive sacrifices; how the modern-day Puritans will bitch!)