>Everything boils down to these two things: Laziness(masqueraded as "convenience") and Greed. There is also the need to feed people, which is neither laziness

>Everything boils down to these two things: Laziness(masqueraded as "convenience") and Greed. There is also the need to feed people, which is neither laziness or greed. A lot of tech is needed to make enough food for people. >People should grow and consume as much local food as possible. Also known as lower standard of living - people don't want that. Large scale food production has made cost of food go from ~40% of family budget (around 1900) to 10%. It has also widened diets allowing lots of variety that people also choose. Also large scale food production has increased yields incredibly, without which many people on the planet now would starve. >help reduce dependence on fossil fuel Those same fossil fuels provide modern medicine (and a host of other modern benefits), which again I think people like to have.