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We keep measuring everything's value with something that continuously loses value over time (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 6 months ago by 3volver to c/showerthoughts
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It's becoming really annoying.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Can I ask what measures you've taken in your life to reduce your standard of living to match the degrowth goal?

Buy local products, buy conflict-free, slave-free, or fair trade products whenever possible, most of my belongings are second hand or have been in my possession for a long time (the oldest piece of clothing I was gifted is about 40 years old, the oldest I bought about 20), don't own a car and public transport is taken whenever possible, short distances are by bike or foot, food waste is nearly 0, etc.

How about you?

[โ€“] partial_accumen 1 points 6 months ago

How about you?

First, I'm not bound by your measurements because I'm not advocating your Degrowth position. You, however, are.

I'm taking a slightly different path to sustainability. I live closer to the food which drastically reduces the carbon consumption needed to bring it to me. That does require owning a car. However, my house and my car are powered by sunlight from the panels on my roof collecting it. I work from home so that also means I'm not commuting, reducing my car usage significantly. My hobby is electronics repair, so I get non-working TVs etc, from the waste stream, repair them and return them to service reducing the need for new units to be produced.