We crave luxury, convenience, decadence, and status, with our sole concern being how inexpensively we can attain them. Is anyone still naïve enough to believe t

We crave luxury, convenience, decadence, and status, with our sole concern being how inexpensively we can attain them. Is anyone still naïve enough to believe that money is the only cost? This mindset is likely a significant contributor to climate change and numerous other global issues. A fundamental shift in values is desperately needed. We could consume less meat without sacrificing affordability, invest in reusable technology without breaking the bank, and make similar choices regarding cars. We opt for plastic simply because it's marginally cheaper than glass and metal, and we prefer frying pans with PFAs to save a mere 15 seconds of cleaning time. We shun nuclear energy like Molten Salt Reactors due to the inconvenience of waste handling, despite its relatively short duration of 300 years compared to the thousands of years it will take to restore atmospheric carbon levels. We buy clothing and blood diamonds from brands known for child labor, slavery, and bloodshed because they convey status. Have we stopped buying everything Nestle makes for us despite so much of their vehemently unethical behaviour? Was cheating emissions software not enough for us to stop buying VW cars? How many Foxconn suicides does it take for you to reconsider an iPhone? How many more wars on drugs will we wage before we stop paying pharma bros for OxyCotin? Are there no alternative companies to Bayer to buy from or was knowingly infecting Africans with HIV not a big enough violation of trust in a medical company? Surely if Tesla produced only my car, their brutal lithium mining using children and disposal scandal wouldn't be a big deal. The blame lies with us. As consumers, we consistently make decisions that go against our best interests in terms of health, finances, and the future of our children. Industries only cater to the demands we create. It is nothing short of absurd to believe that manufacturers would continue to supply unrepairable technology or products that harm us if we simply refused to buy them.