Originally Posted by
Punter08
Sorry Cassandra but I’m going to be brutally honest here and say that’s BS. Your generation never had it so good. Internet, hand held mobile devices, games consoles, HD, endless TV stations on 24 hours a day, super cars, super bikes etc. The reality is that the younger generation will create a bigger carbon footprint than mine or my parents generation.
If the young ones want to help with climate change great, however they should stop indirectly blaming the older generation for climate change when they are quite happy to enjoy the lifestyle they have today which previous generations have created. If they are not happy, lets take away their technology and ban school run traffic.
So Cassandra, when will you be giving your devices up
Devices available to us through exploitation. Look I'll be honest, hell will freeze over before I go without a screen , but that's less a luxury these days as much as it is a necessary tool for survival. The internet for all it's potential,outside commerce is just the new opaite. A shiny tool to make us feel temporarily powerful before we go back to our zero hour contract jobs and the barely above regulation (cause there are none) housing we share with a small village of folk.
If we do in fact lead higher carbon footprint lives it is only because any challenge to the outmoded,archaic oil based infrastructure is met with disdain by bitter (corporate greased) gatekeepers.
A smart phone won't do shit when you have to sell your eggs to afford Monsanto's latest seed.
The social and global networks for ethical consumption of goods on all levels (including tech) already exists, all that remains is willingness.
A willingness that not just consumers but governments and large multi nationals need share.
Last edited by Cassandra; 25-09-19 at 22:51.
What if "It's Raining Men" and 'Let the bodies hit the floor' are both about the same event but from different perspectives 🤔