If human activity causes climate change, could the lifestyle changes we would make to counter global warming have a positive cultural side-effect?
This is what I wonder:
If we slow down our lives, travel less, work less, buy less, build less, etc., could we replace these things with rest, relaxation, love, family, community, religion, art, study, hobbies, etc.?
We have achieved such a high level of productivity that we barely have to lift a finger to provide for our basic needs. Today most of our money goes to transportation, infrastructure taxes, insurances, stuff we throw away, dumb expensive stuff, eating out, etc.
All I need is good food, clean air, clean water, decent cloths, my own private space, access to a library with internet access, medical care, friends and family. The most important times of my life I spend are with those I love, not at work or shopping.
If Human Activity Causes Climate Change, Could The Lifestyle Changes We Would Make To Counter……?
Nov - 04 | By: AHT | 8 comments.
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That is true. In Ancient greek society, the philosophers stressed the importance of having time to sit around and discuss how to make greece better. Being able to stop and relax was an important part of greek life. The problem is that not every class can change their life that easy.
Some families work two or more jobs to make ends meet, and that percentage of the population is more than you think.
Everyone is working to creat a better life for themselves, and unfortunetly having nice things and having the most money is still what drives people.
Very noble sentiments. I think it’s too late for man to save the planet. Now it’s time for the planet to save itself. The earth has the ability to cleanse itself of its cancer (man). The earth can get rid of us within a few years or one catastrophic event, then start all over again. How many times has that happened in 4.5 billion years?
yes but unfortunately every one has a TV and i love my 127″ projector and lamb skin sofa ,and someone has to drive my h2 over here to droop off my dry cleaning, hell I’m not going to do it , my psychiatrist dosent permit it
wow you are so intelligent my friend, i belive you are right, it would have a positive cultural and not only cultural, but also spiritual, political, global and evoluticAL(?) positive effect, it would definitely be and advancement to the whole world, things that have never been looked for would go to the light, and many of the life problems would get answered.
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Yes. The quickest effect to reduce climate change is going vegetarian, reduction of meat consumption and – production: The production of greenhouse gases of human origin, that are generated by livestock production is higher than EMISSIONS CAUSED BY ALL WORLDWIDE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION!
But if you go vegetarian, you reduces also all the risks for your health: In Germany, 50% of the costs for chronic illness are caused by meat consumption.
I definitely think that there would be a positive cultural shift. People would be less greedy and demanding, and have time to think through their decisions. Also, there would be more mutual respect because people wouldn’t constantly be thinking about themselves and how they can get ahead/more in the long run. People are blinded by fancy objects and miss out on what is real– like relationships and the simple life.
Absolutely yes! We only have to look back in history to the Old Testament times, when family was their top priority, and communities helped each other out! The most important things in life are overlooked because we are too busy with the persuit of materialistic things, and selfishness, greed and a distinct lack of personal responsibility for our actions have created many problems that didn’t previously exist to the extent they do nowadays. These attitudes in our throwaway society, where our rubbish alone is creating alarming amounts of Methane gas, and damaging our environment irreparably, are the core reasons for the damage to both our planet & environment and our families & community. Our ancestors worked harder, loved harder and were a lot happier than most of us today. Their lives were far more uncomplicated than ours, and their simplistic, uncomplicated lifestyles didn’t polute or affect our environment in any way. We have probably done more to damage the ozone in the last few hundred years than all our ancestors put together since time began! There may still have been fighting and wars then, but now we have lifestyles that have created far more fighting and far more reasons for war, let alone more wars than we could possibly imagine!
In other words, I agree with you!