Our current living standards are exceptional; billions of people still need substantial economic growth to lift them up to a decent level. In any case, moving into space will remove the trade off between economic development and the environment.
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'lower' standards of living 'higher' consciousness of life
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There are not enough resources on Earth to raise every country to our level. And Nigeria has vastly improved in the last decade. America in no way is attempting to keep 3 world countries down.
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There's a lot of economic growth available without increasing resource usage. Think how many 1990s big plastic devices are obsoleted by a cell phone - radio, video camera, phone, small TV, Rolodex. Consumption of many resources is decreasing.
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Wouldn't freezing standards take away a driving motivation to bring higher end technologies afforded by the wealthy - electric cars, solar panels, more efficient and smarter home appliances, etc. - to the masses? Doesn't seem like a great deal for the have-nots & almost-gots.
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Our current living standards are fucking up the environment. We're a car with the brakes cut going down a hill; there's no stopping this, we can only steer in the right direction.
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i am unironically in favour of a general lowering of standards
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@ShellenbergerMD 's latest as a counterargument. us per capita carbon footprint has decreased with greater tech advancement and increased living standards. i'd prefer policy solutions that ensure environmental externalities are more accurately reflected in costs. - End of conversation
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