An excellent read and a nice narrative. I think though that in placing the blame so squarely on the shoulders of industry it lets the rest of us off the hook too easily. At the end of they day we (almost) all bought, and are still buying, what they are selling. While there are some out there who truly walk the walk of what it means to be environmentally conscious, most of us have struggled to get past the stage of talking the talk. The pain, largely imagined I expect, of doing the right thing has allowed us to rationalize pretending that we are part of the solution when even a cursory examination of our actual behaviour will reveal that we have proven largely incapable of accepting the true cost of making peace with the planet. The lengths we will go to battle cognitive dissonance are extraordinary. Our ability to mentally abdicate personal responsibility for our actions when the consequences of those actions are not immediate and direct is remarkable. I don’t have much to offer in the way of a solution other than to look ourselves in the eye in the mirror every day and challenge ourselves to be better, not for our own sake but for the sake of our kids kids kids kids…
An excellent read and a nice narrative. I think though that in placing the blame so squarely on the shoulders of industry it lets the rest of us off the hook too easily. At the end of they day we (almost) all bought, and are still buying, what they are selling. While there are some out there who truly walk the walk of what it means to be environmentally conscious, most of us have struggled to get past the stage of talking the talk. The pain, largely imagined I expect, of doing the right thing has allowed us to rationalize pretending that we are part of the solution when even a cursory examination of our actual behaviour will reveal that we have proven largely incapable of accepting the true cost of making peace with the planet. The lengths we will go to battle cognitive dissonance are extraordinary. Our ability to mentally abdicate personal responsibility for our actions when the consequences of those actions are not immediate and direct is remarkable. I don’t have much to offer in the way of a solution other than to look ourselves in the eye in the mirror every day and challenge ourselves to be better, not for our own sake but for the sake of our kids kids kids kids…
Rather than looking myself in the eye every morning, I've taken to sitting outside and looking nature in the eye.
An excellent article Lloyd.
Do you mine if I share it with Dome Living FB page?
Be my guest.