[bequanna]

No.

This kind of zero sum thinking is rightfully rejected by most in the US. We don’t need to live with less, we just need to do a better job. More efficiency, lower footprint.

We need to do better, not do less.

[Ekaros]

Living with less is exactly being more efficient. Wasting less, replacing stuff less often is using real goods more efficiently.

[xwdv]

This comment exactly what I’m talking about. Eventually someone will have to live with less. The lifestyle I described above is not too far from what life was like over a hundred years ago.

There is no efficient way out of the problem. Any efficiency gains will be used to pursue even more growth, not simply sustain what we have now.

Accept less.

[mym1990]

Can you expand on the 'do a better job' part? Is that a 'we need to do a better job driving big trucks around for pointless reasons' or 'do a better job of flying jets around more efficiently'?

It's very obvious that you think everyone around you is an idiot, so can you please expand on your ideas for those of us too dim to understand?