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> You can't just choose to not participate in modern industrial life Why not? Try to not be part of the throwaway culture, avoid falling for gimmicks and new t
by herbst 9y ago
> You can't just choose to not participate in modern industrial life
Why not? Try to not be part of the throwaway culture, avoid falling for gimmicks and new toys and try to build a environmental Friendly lifestyle. It's not perfect but it's perfectly possible to escape the modern lifestyle to a huge degree
- soared 9y agoOP was talking about internet, cars, travelling, AC, refrigerators, etc. not about consumerism. You can definitely not participate in consumerism, but you'd still be using much more electricity than anyone 50 years ago.
- rleigh 9y agoWhy not? Because while a small number of individuals can make the choice, humanity as a whole can not. We can certainly reduce needless waste, but without industrial food production most of the planet would quickly starve, and that's not an acceptable option. We don't need to like the situation, but there are simply too many people to make non-industrial production of food and other material needs possible.