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Nothing is anything if we just redefine things and argue in circles. I think you would understand waste more if you had to directly work to generate the goods
by GenerocUsername 4y ago
Nothing is anything if we just redefine things and argue in circles.
I think you would understand waste more if you had to directly work to generate the goods being wasted.
Gasoline, electricity, heat, water, wear and tear on parts... It's all effort, and spending it needlessly is wasteful
- towaway15463 4y agoI didn’t say I was opposed to improving efficiency. I’m opposed to people dictating which uses of energy are waste and which aren’t. That’s really the point being made, intentional or not, when you say that uses like commuting are just normalized waste. If that wasn’t your intent then you should argue for a more efficient way of satisfying that demand instead of trying to do away with the demand.
- GenerocUsername 4y agoThis thread is that though... The OP above you talks about how much time and energy is spent moving humans to specific locations to do work that doesn't depend on being in those locations. In any world where that had not been normalized it would be considered highly inneficient and similarly wasteful.