I've been building a browser extension called Curb Your Consumerism that detects when you're on a checkout page for a website and redirects you to a screen that shows you how long you had to work to earn the purchase you're about to make. The idea is to get people to more consciously consume and reduce their consumption.
It still needs work, and I'm hoping to find a way to approximate the CO2 impact of their purchases.
Neat idea. Might also have toggles for displaying "how much CO2 you could displace if you donated it to carbon off-set causes." or "how much of a life could you save if you donated it to meleria prevention" (3k a life?)
(I'm not your target audience because I struggle to buy stuff even when its cheap and I'm flush with money hah)
That's a possibility or perhaps they will work less and enjoy their family, relationships, exercise, nature and art more. Maybe they'll decide to pay off their loans or save for retirement or their kids education or donate to a charity. Even if they end up buying something at least they stopped to think about it and committed to it knowing what it took to earn, rather than just hitting the checkout button with a reflex action. Maybe during that time they'll choose to look in to the company they're buying from and look for more sustainable alternatives.
Given that it's already declared to be "necessary" for people to have huge retirement saving to not live in penury .. yes? Also people could work less or retire earlier?
(Although more likely the economic contraction from wasting less stuff will cause incomes to go down!)
(I'm not your target audience because I struggle to buy stuff even when its cheap and I'm flush with money hah)