> "… and per capita consumption of resources increase, usually creating a large net increase in resource consumption based in the modern lifestyle." Exactly wh

> "… and per capita consumption of resources increase, usually creating a large net increase in resource consumption based in the modern lifestyle." Exactly why such a complex issue cannot be solved with one or two simple solutions as so many seem to think. We need to reduce consumption and abuse of limited resources and normalize such behavior in the minds of human society as a whole. Especially among those most actively doing said abusing and (wasteful) consuming. We also need to be more open to the idea of change, because change is coming whether we like it or not. There's a terrifyingly large portion of humans in decision-making positions on this planet who are fighting tooth-and-nail to maintain an unsustainable "growth oriented" status-quo.