- At what point in the next decade should we decide that it's too late to "change our behavior"? 109
I do not think we should ever decide that it is too late to change our behavior. I think if there is only a small amount of people that are still fighting and can inspire others to do the same, we still have a chance.
I think giving up is not really an option in this case anyway, it is not sufficient to just sit back and wait for us to destroy the planet. There is still a chance that we will be able to save the planet or at least make it survive just a little bit longer. In the next decade, I think the ignorance of countries' leaders will continue, it will take more than that to really get everyone on board with this, but eventually the importance and the generations to come will have a great impact on this topic as well. The Greta’s and other environmentalist start early and will be able to make change soon.
Agreed, a decade is still long and if we do not make significant chances to our overall lifestyle and laws right now, we will probably not be able to make a big impact anymore in 10 years. I do believe though, that there will also be more technological advancement, that can help make environmental-friendly projects and process more efficient and affordably and therefore, more attractive to people. I think the key is, to obviously get more people to truly care about the environment and for the people that do not want to change their mind, to make things SO attractive that they want to choose the environmentally friendly version. There will never be an agreement from everyone, so I think we should use that to our advantage and just make the best choice for the environment, the best choice for the company/customer/human there is. Whatever field of work or part of life it is, I think there is always room for improvement.
Total Points 55, notes in the comments
Your response is very much in the spirit of Wendell Berry, Carolin. "We don't have a right to ask whether we're going to succeed or not. The only thing we have a right to ask is, what's the right thing to do?"
ReplyDeleteTotal Points: 55
ReplyDeleteComment to Heather and Kathryn! +2
This essay +3
I loved everything you had to say here in your post. I often feel that many people have lost hope in trying to do anything about our situation, or simply just said there is nothing we can do about it. However what you have said in this post, to me, is how everyone should feel about the consequences we are facing. I liked how you mentioned the future technological advances that will be made and how those will impact our way onto the right path. Something that I think most people don't think about is what is yet to come, in a good way.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we shouldn’t give up just yet. Even if it can be hard to affect change on the national level, there is still plenty that can be done on the state or community level. There are many states that aren’t waiting to be told to change but are being proactive in pursuing green energy.
ReplyDeleteIts the little things in life. With materialism innately driving most humans in the world we forget what truly matters. The codes of conduct that once thrived in indigenous cultures to protect the sanctity of our earth are quickly being eradicated by humanities manifest destiny. When earthquakes shatter cities, rising ocean waters threaten modern life and deceased marine life wash up to beach shores can we hear mother nature telling us that she needs help. If only humanity can live their lives with the the little things in mind will green paint be added to the palate of the bigger picture.
ReplyDelete