[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Originally Posted by liamenator

The really troublesome thing about the whole Climate Change issue for me is, touching similarly on what Phanauthier was talking about, encountering people who argue with or simply refuse that turning your lights off when you go out, putting on a sweater instead of jacking your thermostat up, recycling, trying to cut down a bit of driving, etc. aren't beneficial in any way. The whole "why should I have to change my habits, there is no problem" mindset. Fair enough, you're entitled to form your own opinion about it, but I find it absolutely baffling that anyone could argue that cutting down on our energy consumption and trying to make gradual changes in our personal habits could be a BAD thing in the long term.

The whole key is moderation.

I'm not attempting to point fingers at anyone in here, but these people do exist, and what's frightening to me is how widespread this kind of mindset actually is.

You think? I'm might be the last of the great consumptionists and even I'm down with the basics.