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I would happily give up gasoline, meat, etc. to live significantly longer. I think if everyone had to give it up, we'd see an even bigger push for good alternat
by opan 4y ago
I would happily give up gasoline, meat, etc. to live significantly longer. I think if everyone had to give it up, we'd see an even bigger push for good alternatives as well.
- AlecSchueler 4y agoI don't think that's true or else there'd never be anyone eating red meat or drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes or choosing television over exercise. Burning gasoline is known to give off pollutants that shorten our lives today but millions of peopole choose driving over health every day.
- digging 4y agoI think that's a UI problem more than anything. Well, actually, most people in the US "choose" driving because they don't actually have any choice. But even if they do, they choose driving because getting in the car doesn't tell you what it's doing to your lifespan (or anyone else's - imagine if it factored in the likelihood of killing a pedestrian or one's own child in their oversized SUV). Literally nobody is thinking about that every time they get in the car, even very environmentally-minded people.
- AlecSchueler 4y agoNetherlands here. Myself and several others I know have never driven for this reason. But I do get your point.
- colonCapitalDee 4y agoI don't think about those things every time I drive, but I have given it some serious thought. I choose to drive anyway.
- mdp2021 4y agoOthers would trade lifespan for mobility. Which makes perfect sense, since you are in fact built to move (the brain is the natural boost of the organ for movement - for exploiting freedom).