Most people in society throughout the ages have not done the majority of their thinking. It has been handed to them from a pulpit or something similar. Even wit

Most people in society throughout the ages have not done the majority of their thinking. It has been handed to them from a pulpit or something similar. Even without an explicit religion, people still want someone to follow, so now successful people are followed. Successful people don't have to be intelligent or even moral. As a commoner, you can accept that pollution is terrible, but then immediately think that it can't be a big deal because the people on high are flying around in private jets and living in mansions. Do you think we can convince people of the importance of having a sustainable environment, while the people on high pay lip service to the cause and then blatantly contradict themselves by showing us how they live? How do you get common people to care about their environmental footprint when they're constantly told not to be content with what they've got? How does humanity rein in its covetousness? Do you think humans can live sustainably without solving that problem?