Quote Originally Posted by UltraliteAngler View Post
...I wonder how open people would be to this globally. I am part of a simple living group in my area. The group is almost entirely retirees -- aged 55-70, give or take a half-decade (I am considered young because I am 36). They talk about how people should consider going car-lite or car-free, how people should have fewer children (perhaps none), how people should use less water/oil/gasoline/resources of all kinds, quit "pleasure-shopping," etc. ...
People in developed countries are already having fewer children. Much of Europe--like Italy--is in decline. (I would think the refugees would be a godsend for those countries.)

I keep my fuel usage (I'm at about 1500 miles a year) in check partly by buying "all sorts of stuff on Amazon."

It's my position that conservation can be done on an individual basis without trading in stereotypes, and I don't believe we have to live like penitents to cut way back on waste.