“We just need to do less” “But that’s called a recession. It won’t happen” “WE JUST NEED TO DO LESS” For better or worse, in a democracy anyone who tells the

“We just need to do less” “But that’s called a recession. It won’t happen” “WE JUST NEED TO DO LESS” For better or worse, in a democracy anyone who tells the populace to scale back their lifestyle will not get elected. “We need to do less” is not a solution. It’s wishful thinking. What other solutions are there? Make our current lifestyle less carbon-intensive over time. Yeah it’s not as good as perfect collective action, but it has the advantage of actually being possible.