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by kiba
930 days ago
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We are literally getting more energy from the sun than we could know what to do with it at this moment. The problem is that we oriented our society around the use of certain technology and resources are destructive to the planet's ecological and biological systems. I might be including two things that are a bit different from each other, but they all contribute to our ability to thrive as a species, especially at our (average) level of comfort and consumption currently. It's possible that certain overuse of certain technology is actually causing us discomfort. Cars are energy intensive mode of transportation and manufacture. We could all walk more and be subjected to less pollution and experience a greater quality of life. |
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Yeah I agree. I already try to use my car (a hybrid, tried to get electric but there were none in the area at the time) as little as I can.
Working from home the past six years has cut down how much I drive to like 20% of what I used to. Unfortunately I do live in a suburb in the US, so I don't have much choice but to drive to places unless I just want to be stuck in my house forever. Only place I could probably feasibly walk to near me is a 7-11 or a Papa Johns, and that would still take 25 minutes each way.