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> “All cafeterias and restaurants have a design that ‘nudges’ people towards something. So it is sensible to use designs that make the healthiest and most susta
by AnonHP 6y ago
> “All cafeterias and restaurants have a design that ‘nudges’ people towards something. So it is sensible to use designs that make the healthiest and most sustainable food options the easiest to pick without thinking about it,” she said.
Hopefully such designs also produce lower quantities of the less desirable options, since food waste has a huge impact on climate change (according to drawdown’s list).
> “We know that information alone is generally not enough to get us to change damaging habits. More research is needed on how to set up our society so that the self-interested default decision is the best one for the climate.”
This I agree wholeheartedly with. Expecting people to change their behaviors is an exercise in futility. Defaults and convenience matter a lot more.
- loceng 6y agoIt's also why convenience stores turned into mostly low quality foods and sugar factories, higher profits, in part to subsidize ever increasing cost of rents to pay rent-seeking landlords; the problem persists to larger grocery chains for some degrees, however food overall would be cheaper if people didn't have access to so much "yummy" processed foods where people are habituated to sugary and saltier food.