We use far too many world resources. We buy things we really don't need and pollute our environment with them. Radical change of consumption is necessary and needed fast or else our quality of life in the near future will decrease.
But how is it possible to persuade an average consumer that modest consumption is actually good for him?
Changing consumption patterns is not easy. Spoiled consumers are used to have it all, and don't want to hear a no for an answer. When nonprofits talk about the problem of over consumption they often take the wrong prospective - they talk what people shouldn't do, but really they should instead communicate the personal benefits of the new practices.
Voluntary simplicity as a movement is a good example how decreased and altered consumption can enriches life of individuals. We should explore the benefits of modest consumption and promote them, instead preaching people what they are doing is bad.
I believe, that in heart, nobody wants to be a bad guy, just many people don't know how to do a right thing! :)
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