{"id":39975,"date":"2021-06-22T18:15:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=39975"},"modified":"2021-07-04T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T22:20:17","slug":"responsible-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/responsible-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Consumption Protects the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you practice responsible consumption? Do you know the difference it can make for the environment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We often consume things we want, but don\u2019t need. When we over-consume, we deplete the planet\u2019s finite resources. If we fail to practice responsible consumption, we are robbing future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn how we can strive toward responsible consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Why and How of Responsible Consumption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything we consume comes from this planet, from the sand that\u2019s used to make the glass in our windows to the cashmere in our sweaters. <strong>If everyone consumed resources at the rate of the US, we\u2019d completely deplete the earth\u2019s resources in less than a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the planet\u2019s resources are finite, consuming more than our fair share means that we\u2019re robbing resources from the generations to come. Practicing responsible consumption could turn this around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A History of Consumption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do we consume so much? It started with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-caused-the-industrial-revolution\/\">Industrial Revolution<\/a>. Machines started making goods and fulfilling more of people\u2019s needs. By the 1920s, people felt like they had enough\u2014they worked enough, and got paid enough. They asked to reduce their working hours in order to relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But these changes didn\u2019t sit well with two groups:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Protestants valued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/good-work-ethic-traits\/\">strong work ethic<\/a> and eschewed leisure. They thought leisure opened the door to corruption by the devil and a pathway to other sins.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Industrialists also balked at the idea of people working less. If people weren\u2019t interested in buying goods and services, factories wouldn\u2019t need to produce them at the same rate. This would halt economic growth, threatening civilization itself.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For production to continue at the same rate or faster\u2014and to continue to line the pockets of industrialists\u2014there needed to be new demand for factory-produced goods and services. <strong>Thus, marketing was born: the practice of convincing people to buy things they didn\u2019t need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing this required changing people\u2019s ideas about <em>why<\/em> they worked. Advertising played a critical role, making a person feel that they lack something, then providing the solution to their problem\u2014a product or service for purchase. Marketing taught people that:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They should earn enough money to cover their basic needs and to buy things they <em>want<\/em>.<\/li><li>Leisure no longer meant just relaxation\u2014it became a time to fill with things and activities you buy to relax, like travel and entertainment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moving Toward Responsible Consumption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can strive toward responsible consumption by breaking your consumption habits. The first step is dismantling the myths you hold about growth, technology, and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Myth #1: Growth Is Good<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our economy is still based on the idea that growth is good. We think growth will alleviate poverty, decrease unemployment, and improve the standard of living. Because not spending money could lead to these woes, we\u2019ve become convinced that it\u2019s not only our right to consume, but our patriotic duty. By this same rationale, saving money is seen as not being patriotic and not contributing to the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the \u201cgrowth is good\u201d mantra ignores that the planet has limited resources. Every plant and animal is limited by access to resources, like water. And nothing lives forever. If we harvest a species of fish too fast for the population to replenish, then we drive that species to extinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Breaking down the myth that more is better will help us move toward responsible consumption and break harmful consumption habits that deplete the planet of its resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Myth #2: We Just Need the Right Technology or Policy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes we\u2019re too quick to look to technology or government to solve the world\u2019s problems. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We think better technology will help. It has helped address pressing problems, like developing the polio vaccine, so it\u2019s easy to think it\u2019ll save us again.<\/li><li>We think that our government will step in, creating programs to solve pressing issues.<\/li><li>We blame third world countries for the world\u2019s problems. We worry about overpopulation there, while doing little to address overconsumption in our own country.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking to technology and government makes us feel powerless to effect any change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Myth #3: The Danger Isn\u2019t So Immediate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Humans are hardwired to react to threats that pose immediate danger, like being hunted by a predator. We have trouble addressing less immediate issues, like climate change\u2014we just don\u2019t feel in danger. 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