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It's not a question of whether we're capable of doing it. It's whether given alternative will we choose to do it. You'd save money and it would be better for t
by learc83 15y ago
It's not a question of whether we're capable of doing it. It's whether given alternative will we choose to do it.
You'd save money and it would be better for the environment if you took cold showers, but are you going to? Are many other people going to? Or are you going to buy a hot water heater and continue paying maintenance and energy costs for it. (I experimented with taking only cold showers--in the winter--for a few months btw)
- philwelch 15y agoIf automobile travel and suburban sprawl were no longer subsidized and the externalities were priced into the decision--yes, people would put on a damn coat and walk a few blocks. People do that all the time. It's not even that uncomfortable; nothing at all like a cold shower. Cold showers were exactly what I was thinking about when I said I was a lazy and spoiled person when it comes to physical comfort. And if you compare the climate of Los Angeles to New York, Boston, Portland, or Vancouver--empirically, it turns out climate isn't a determining factor.