06-30-2011, 03:03 PM
(06-30-2011, 07:46 AM)eppie Wrote: What about thinking about ways to make things in a sustainable way?
This is by far not the case at the moment.
In general, the ability to produce enormous volumes of things cheaply, also requires them to be produced efficiently. Otherwise, they would consume scarce resources, and the input price would go up. In general, large-scale, streamlined mechanization improves environmental outcomes for a given standard of living. Nothing wrecks the environment quite like poverty.
But yes, I think improving sustainability and reducing waste is a great use of extra labour - the more we get out of each resource, the more valuable it is to conserve and reuse them.
-Jester