I used "inessential" as a shorthand for "expendable when judged by some sensible measure of ecosystem and QoL impact", not in an absolute sense. I.e. antibioti

I used "inessential" as a shorthand for "expendable when judged by some sensible measure of ecosystem and QoL impact", not in an absolute sense. I.e. antibiotics, home heating or some forms of transport wouldn't be inessential under that definition, but giant hoards of factory farmed meat, large private yacht fleets or the insanity that is the status quo of daily work commute would be.