12-21-2008, 10:53 PM
swampy wrote:
I don't see a correlation in 'going small' and 'thinking small', DK. I think our modern technology and life style was the result of individual creativity, sometimes born of a need to find an easier way to do things or solve a problem. Simple living doesn't necessarily preclude creative juices.
We've had many advances in lifestyle and technology born out of hard times and circumstances. War, disease, draught, famine are examples that engendered discoveries and inventions that have made our life better.
Well, that is certainly the reasonable way of looking at it. However, there are wide segment of activists who believe that there is virtue in almost a nomadic lifestyle. Near zero pollution, energy use, impact on environment etc., etc. They may be in extreme minority but they drive public policy. School cafeterias are removing trays to become more earth-friendly. Turning this cockamamie idea into school policy shows a huge influence. So now you have to balance your food while standing in line. I am not against conservation but there seems to be no floor to it. No amount of conservation seems to be enough for some.