4 ms·
> Humans will not make sacrifices to their way of life voluntarily I don't think that's true at all. Currently (speaking from the UK at least) people have bee
by chimprich 6y ago
> Humans will not make sacrifices to their way of life voluntarily
I don't think that's true at all.
Currently (speaking from the UK at least) people have been making huge sacrifices in their lives for months. Although ostensibly this has been enforced, in reality it is impossible to police and has almost entirely been done voluntarily, through persuasion, and with much popular support. These sacrifices have been far greater than using less water in showers.
> We can’t “conserve” our way out of this. We will need a breakthrough in clean energy tech.
It's no use being defeatist about this when the problem is much greater than the solution.
It's as if at the start of WWII politicians started saying, well, people won't tolerate being conscripted and having rationing, we might as well do nothing.
Incidentally, I've heard wishes for breakthroughs in clean energy tech for decades, and we've since had major advances in things like solar, wind and batteries. We can hope for more advances in the coming years but we shouldn't bank on it - we have the technology already to tackle the problem.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y agoThe examples you are giving are examples of short term sacrifices. However, take a look at the UK post WWII. Winston Churchill got voted out of office. The big thing people wanted was a return to normalcy and the way things had been before.
- switch007 6y ago> Although ostensibly this has been enforced, in reality it is impossible to police and has almost entirely been done voluntarily, through persuasion, and with much popular support. I think the terrifying prospect of catching and spreading a virus was the greatest factor, having seen it spread elsewhere. Also our compliance hasn't come out of nowhere. I feel we've become ever more subservient and unquestioning over the last 19 years. Barely anyone refers to the legislation (some of which is quite easy to read), but instead Government "rules". A worrying trend.
- noir_lord 6y agoBeen a lot longer than 19 years, before 911 we had the Troubles and the Soviets as a convenient fig leaf to hide all sorts of justification behind.
- rocky1138 6y agoThis may be true for adults. The key is to teach children the proper methods so that when they grow up, being conservative will be natural.